How to preload Marvel Rivals: Sizes for PC, Xbox, PlayStation

Fans are excited to preload Marvel Rivals, and it's definitely for all the right reasons. NetEase Games' brand-new hero-shooter is almost here, and players are excited to get their hands on it as early as possible. Built on the foundations of Unreal Engine 5, Marvel Rivals is quite the eye candy, and it's undoubtedly going to be a hoot to play it.

The game brings characters from the entire Marvel universe and pits them in a 6v6 format where you can play in a single team as heroes, anti-heroes, or villains. This article will provide players with all the details associated with preloading Marvel Rivals on different platforms. Keep reading to know more information on this.

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How to preload Marvel Rivals early?

Players will be able to preload Marvel Rivals on December 4, 2024, at 4 pm PT/ 12 am UTC. If you are on PC, here's how you can download Marvel Rivals early on your PC:

1. Launch Steam on your PC and log in with your credentials.
2. Proceed to open the Marvel Rivals store page.
3. Scroll below until you locate the download prompt for the game. Click on it and confirm the prompts that follow.

This will automatically begin the download and installation process for the game on your PC. Alternatively, you can directly visit the official Marvel Rivals website and get your hands on the game's client any time after December 4, 2024, at 4 pm PT/ 12 am UTC.

Despite getting your hands on the game early on, you can only access the in-game content upon the debut of the game on December 5, 2024, at 4 pm PT/ 12 am UTC (next day)

Check out: Marvel Rivals: Release date and what to expect

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Marvel Rivals preload size for PC

While the preload size for Marvel Rivals on PC has not yet been officially released, we speculate that it will be anywhere between 12-15GB. Our speculation is based on the pre-download content size for the game's closed beta, which was around 12.7GB.

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Can you preload Marvel Rivals on Consoles?

Unfortunately, players who seek to preload Marvel Rivals on their Xbox and PlayStation consoles will not be able to do so. As per the game's official website, console players will only be able to get their hands on the title as it goes live on December 5, 2024, at 4 pm PT/ 12 am UTC (next day).

You might be interested in: Is Marvel Rivals coming to PS4 and Xbox One?

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That's everything that you need to know about how you can preload Marvel Rivals and its potential size.

For more related news, check these links below:

• Is Marvel Rivals coming to Nintendo Switch?
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• Is Marvel Rivals coming to consoles?

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