Travel to New Zealand and play Call Of Duty Black Ops 7 with Xbox Game Pass now

Players discover once again how to access before the official launch on November 14.

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With the release of one of the most anticipated shooters of 2025 just around the corner, the Xbox community has already started to make its move. As happens every year at this time, comments about a method that allows you to start playing before the official time are back, taking advantage of the time difference between regions.

The situation has been repeating itself generation after generation, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to change anytime soon. While some prefer to wait for the local release, others are already checking that the region that opens the door first is the same as always: New Zealand.

New Zealand trick for Black Ops 7: how it works and what you need to know

Several users have confirmed on social media that they are already playing Black Ops 7 by connecting to New Zealand servers, which gives them 12 hours of early access compared to territories like Spain or most of Latin America.

The usual steps of the process, although it’s worth emphasizing the most important ones:

• Change the console region to New Zealand from Settings.

• In the specific case of Call of Duty, some users indicate that they also need to change the Activision account region.

• Restart the console to apply the changes.

Now, this is always done at the player’s own risk. Although this method has been used for years and Microsoft has never penalized anyone for modifying the region, there is no guarantee that this stance won’t change in the future.

Activision, on the other hand, has not issued specific warnings, but each release maintains some control over accounts and servers.