Release times and early access guide

Halo: Evolving the Campaign Spend more cash to get the Premium Edition and it's available right now on Xbox Series X/S and PC.. This edition costs $69.99, which is $10 more than the Standard version's $49.99.

If you're planning to buy just the Standard Edition or play through Game Pass Ultimate. The official release date is July 28, 2026 at 11 AM ET/8 AM PT..

The exact regional release times for the Digital Edition are as follows: Halo: Evolving the CampaignRead on to find out the differences between the Premium and Standard versions!

What time does Halo Campaign Evolved come out?

Halo: Evolving the Campaign It launched into Early Access on July 23rd at 8am PT, so many people are already playing it on PC and Xbox. The standard version launches July 28th at 8am PT/11am ET.

Region/Time Zone	Early Access Release	Standard edition released
US West Coast (PT)	July 23rd 8am	July 28th 8am
Central US (CT)	July 23rd 10am	July 28th 10am
US East Coast (ET)	July 23rd 11am	July 28th 11am
Brazil (BRT)	July 23rd at 12pm	July 28th 12:00 PM
United Kingdom (BST)	July 23rd at 4pm	July 28th at 4pm
Europe (CEST)	July 23rd at 5pm	July 28th at 5pm
Türkiye (TRT)	July 23rd at 6pm	July 28th at 6pm
United Arab Emirates (GST)	July 23rd at 7pm	July 28th at 7pm
China (CST)	July 23rd at 11pm	July 28th at 11pm
Japan and Korea (JST/KST)	July 24th 12:00 AM	July 29th 12:00 AM
Australia (AEST)	July 24th 1am	July 29th 1am
New Zealand (NZST)	July 24th 3am	July 29th 3am

Analysis of the Standard and Premium Editions of Halo: Campaign Evolved

Standard Edition ($49.99): Base game, unlocked July 28th.
Premium Edition ($69.99): Includes instant access to the Alpha Halo Armory Pack (5 Master Chief skins and 6 weapon skins), a digital artbook, and a short story.
- Splintered Warden Armor Skin
- Subanese Fang Energy Sword Weapon Skin
- Lochagos Armor Skin
- Laconian Lance Battle Rifle Weapon Skin
- Mobile Armor Type 117 Armor Skin
- Prototype SPNKr weapon skin
- Timberwolf Armor Skin
- Savage Tooth Sniper Weapon Skin
- Gestalt Armor Skin
- Colossus Fuel Rod Cannon Weapon Skin
- Cold Iron Magnum weapon skin (Captain Keyes' personal sidearm)

If you have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and want to play Halo: Evolving the Campaign You can do it right now, but you'll have to pay $20 for the premium upgrade.

Does the New Zealand trick work?

No, I can't play. Halo: Evolving the Campaign You can get an early start by changing your console region to Australia or New Zealand. That's because the games release simultaneously and aren't based on local midnight releases.