Watch Dogs: Legion Release Time, Release Date, Cross Play, Cross Save, Cross Gen and Everything We Know!

The latest Watch Dogs game Watch Dogs: Legion, is out very shortly. Are you ready to control people throughout London, sowing seeds of chaos, or even just being a good citizen? As Legion is open-world, there are multiple ways to complete every mission, which is always nice! It also has a cooperative multiplayer, so up to four people can work together and explore London's open-world. Though there are plenty of questions on the minds of gamers everywhere, and we have the answers.

Watch Dogs: Legion Release Dates

There are multiple Watch Dogs: Legion release dates depending on what generation you are buying it for. If you are acquiring it on current generation consoles and PC, it's available on the 29th of October 2020. However, if purchasing it for next-generation consoles, you have to wait until November; however, they are different dates depending on what version you buy.

• Current-Generation
  • 29th October 2020
    • Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Amazon Luna, PC (via Ubisoft Connect and Epic Games Store)
• Next-generation
  • 10th November
    • Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S - both digital and physical versions
  • 12th November
    • PlayStation 5 Digital copies only
  • 24th November
    • PlayStation 5 Physical copies only

Watch Dogs: Legion Release Time

Watch Dogs: Legion only has one release time - it will release at midnight local time in each country on the 29th of October! We hope you're ready to recruit anyone to fight back against the powers who want to take over near-future London!

Will it have cross play?

Watch Dogs: Legion will have cross play at launch when it arrives on PlayStation, Xbox One, and PC on the 29th of October 2020. Ubisoft is merging Uplay and Ubisoft Club into Ubisoft Connect: "an ecosystem of players services for all Ubisoft games across all platforms."

Ubisoft Connect is free and will launch the same day as Watch Dogs: Legion, meaning from day one, no matter where you play it, you'll be able to play with PC and console alike.

Will it have cross save?

Watch Dogs: Legion will have cross save from day one, as Ubisoft Connect goes live the same day. So if you are playing on your PC, then want to move to somewhere comfier, say the couch, and play it on the PlayStation 4, your saves will carry over from one platform to another.

Ubisoft even supports next-generation consoles, so all progress made on your PlayStation 4 will be carried over when you start Watch Dogs: Legions on your PlayStation 5 when it releases in November. This also applies to the Xbox Series S/X.

Does it support cross gen?

Watch Dogs: Legion will support cross gen at launch, meaning if you buy the PlayStation 4/Xbox One version, when the next-generation version is released for the PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X, you can upgrade your PS4/Xbox One version at no additional cost!

Preload time

You can preload Watch Dogs: Legion, but it depends on what platform you have purchased your game on - as it differs from PC to console.

If you have purchased the digital version of Watch Dogs: Legion on PC, you can begin the preload on the 26th of October at 8 am PDT / 11 am EDT / 4 pm CET on Uplay and on the Epic Game Store for PC.

If you are playing on the Xbox One, you can begin preloading right now. PlayStation 4 players can start preloading at midnight on the 27th of October.

File size

Watch Dogs: Legion file sizes differ due to the version you have purchased, whether it's the digital or physical copy.

• PC
  • Digital
    • 40.4GB download, and the final installation is 45GB.
      • Plus, an additional 20gb for the optional HD textures.
  • Physical
    • You will be asked to download a 6.19GB patch.
• Xbox One
  • Digital
    • 36GB download, and the final installation will be 35.7GB.
  • Physical
    • You will be asked to download a 1.85GB patch.
• PlayStation 4
  • Digital
    • 33GB download, and the final installation will be 33.9GB.
  • Physical
    • You will be asked to download a 2GB patch.
• Local Language packs
  • Language packs are available for all versions on all platforms.
    • These are an additional download between 4GB-5.2GB per pack.