Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Preload Live Now! How To Download The Game

The Zelda Tears of the Kingdom preload time and date have been revealed – and it's live now!. You'll be able to download the hotly anticipated game ahead of release. Here's everything you need to know.

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The Zelda Tears of the Kingdom preload is now live. | © Nintendo

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is so close now, I can almost grab it. The game comes out on May 12 and I cannot wait anymore. If you're like me and you want to get going early, you'll be happy to hear that you will be able to preload Tears of the Kingdom. Here's everything you need to know.

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Preload Live Now!

Good news, everyone: the Zelda Tears of the Kingdom preload is live now! The preload started on May 5, so if you pre-ordered Tears of the Kingdom you can now download the game. You should get a prompt, otherwise you can just go to the game's store page and start the download there.

If that doesn't work, try this one trick: cancel your pre-order and then pre-order again. According to some disgruntled users on Twitter, this is supposed to do the trick!

Check this out if you need a refresher on the story of Breath of the Wild before jumping into Tears of the Kingdom:

This is great news, as you can immediately jump into the game once it comes out. The file size is not too huge either with around 16 GB, so the download shouldn't take you too long.

Tears of the Kingdom comes out on May 12 for Nintendo Switch. Get ready for the game with our guides:

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Faris has been obsessed with gaming since his childhood and is now the Gaming lead at EarlyGame. He is a self-described FromSoftware shill, but also loves games like Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur's Gate 3 and Resident Evil 4....