What Time Does Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Remake Release?

Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the Switch 2 remake of the 1998 N64 classic, is arriving this week.

As is the norm for first-party releases, it's releasing on a Thursday in the early hours of the morning.

This guide explains the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time release time in your region, and what we know about the file size, ensuring you're ready to play from the off.

Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake release time in GMT, CST, EST and PST

Zelda: Ocarina of Time has a release date of Thursday, 5th November, and goes live at the following times:

GMT (UK)

0:01am

CST (Western Europe)

0:01am

EST (Eastern Americas)

0:01am

PST (Western Americas)

9.01pm (Wednesday, 4th November)

In summary, it'll be playable from midnight local time, apart from in the Americas where it'll align with midnight at the East Coast - meaning those in later timezones can technically play on Wednesday night.

This applies to digital versions of the game, by the way - meaning if you managed to get your hands on a physical copy before then, it'll work as soon as you pop it into your console.

And, if you want to make an event of the remake's arrival, then there's an old school midnight launch happening in central London, complete with bonus N64 box replica for those showing up:

What is Zelda: Ocarina of Time's download file size on Switch 2?

According to a official Nintendo listing, the download size for Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 is 24.5GB.

As with all download sizes, this might change as we approach release - especially taking into account day one updates, and DLC if and when they arrive in the months that follow.

Are you playing Zelda: Ocarina of Time on release? Or even at midnight, if you're playing an all-nighter? Let us know in the comments. And, once you're done, we have a list of our most anticipated Switch games to look forward to.