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Dynasty Warriors Origins is another installment in the epic hack-and-slash franchise from Koei Tecmo. It looks absolutely amazing, and it once again consists of massive battles where, on your lonesome, you must topple swarms of enemies in grandiose fashion. The release date and time countdown for when Dynasty Warriors Origins early access will come out is nearly here for PS5, PC Steam, and Xbox, and here you will find all of the pre-order bonuses and more.
Dynasty Warriors Origins early access release date
The early access release date for Dynasty Warriors Origins is January 14th, meanwhile, the Standard launch day is January 17th.
If you wish to play before committing to a purchase, you can download the demo on PS5, Xbox, and Steam. The demo is only a bitesize sample of the full experience, but, for newcomers, it will allow you to see if the game is something of interest.
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While only short, the demo puts you in the middle of the Battle of Sishui Gate. It allows players to get to grips with the series’ traditional hack-and-slash gameplay, while also testing a slew of different weapons such as sword, pudo, wheels, and guando.
When does Dynasty Warriors Origins early access come out?
The early access release time for Dynasty Warriors Origins is 9PM PT on January 13th, and 12AM ET/12AM GMT on January 14th.
All of the above hours come courtesy of the PSN store for PS5, and they should apply to Xbox, too. As for PC, the Steam store says early access will launch in approximately 14-hours as of 10AM GMT on January 13th, which suggests it has a local midnight release on Steam, too.
We will update if there is an announcement from Koei Tecmo and anything changes.
Dynasty Warriors Origins early access release time PS5, Xbox
- 9PM PT on Monday, January 13th
- 12AM ET on Tuesday, January 14th
- 12AM GMT on Tuesday, January 14th
Dynasty Warriors Origins early access release time PC Steam
- 9PM PT on Monday, January 13th
- 12AM ET on Tuesday, January 14th
- 12AM GMT on Tuesday, January 14th
Countdown
Below is a visual countdown to when the game will launch:
How to get early access
To get early access for Dynasty Warriors Origins, you must pre-order the digital Deluxe edition. This digital Deluxe edition is available to play 72-hours before the launch of the Standard package.
Early access is available for all systems meaning PS5, Xbox, and PC Steam. Because it has a local midnight launch for all regions, players on Xbox should be able to play even earlier on January 13th by performing the common New Zealand trick.
Pre-order bonuses
Below are all of the prices and pre-order bonuses (via PSN store):
Standard edition – £64.99:
- Protagonist’s costume “Nameless Warrior Garb”
- Early purchase bonus (buy the game before January 30th)
- Early Works Soundtrack Collection
Deluxe edition – £79.99:
- Protagonist’s costume “Nameless Warrior Garb”
- Early purchase bonus (buy the game before January 30th)
- Early Works Soundtrack Collection
- Early access (January 14th)
- Official Book (Digital, Japanese)
- Original Soundtrack (Digital Edition)
- Letters
How to preload
You can preload early access right not now on PS5 and Xbox provided you have pre-ordered the digital Deluxe edition. The download file size of the game is 41.956 GB according to PlayStationSize on X.
PC system requirements
Below are the minimum and recommended PC system requirements listed on Steam:
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or higher, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or higher
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (VRAM 6GB) or better, AMD Radeon RX 590 (VRAM 8GB) or better
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: 16-bit stereo with 48KHz playback
- Additional Notes: Based on a display resolution of 1920×1080 and a frame rate of 30FPS, with the Graphics Quality set to “Low” and the Texture Quality set to “Low.” Note: Windows® 11 system requirements apply when using that OS
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K or higher, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or higher
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (VRAM 8GB) or better, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (VRAM 8GB) or better
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: 16-bit stereo with 48KHz playback
- Additional Notes: Based on a display resolution of 1920×1080 and a frame rate of 60FPS, with the Graphics Quality set to “High” and the Texture Quality set to “High.” Note: – If you are using a widescreen monitor or a monitor with a resolution higher than Full HD, additional VRAM capacity may be required depending on your settings. – Windows® 11 system requirements apply when using that OS.
For more Dynasty Warriors Origins, check out our guides to see if the game has multiplayer and if it is supported by GeForce NOW.