Split Fiction launched worldwide simultaneously on March 6, 2025. Because that moment fell after midnight in parts of Asia and Oceania, players in some cities saw a March 7 local release date. Here are EA’s published local times.
Split Fiction launch times by city
EA published the following local schedule for the simultaneous global launch. The abbreviations below are reproduced as EA published them.
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| City | Local date | Time | Time-zone abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | March 6, 2025 | 08:00 | PST |
| Toronto | March 6, 2025 | 11:00 | EST |
| Mexico City | March 6, 2025 | 10:00 | CST |
| Brasília | March 6, 2025 | 13:00 | BRT |
| New York | March 6, 2025 | 11:00 | EST |
| London | March 6, 2025 | 16:00 | GMT |
| Madrid | March 6, 2025 | 17:00 | CET |
| Johannesburg | March 6, 2025 | 18:00 | SAST |
| Nairobi | March 6, 2025 | 19:00 | EAT |
| Kuala Lumpur | March 7, 2025 | 00:00 | MYT |
| Beijing | March 7, 2025 | 00:00 | CST |
| Seoul | March 7, 2025 | 01:00 | KST |
| Tokyo | March 7, 2025 | 01:00 | JST |
| Sydney | March 7, 2025 | 03:00 | AEDT |
These are EA’s city conversions from its published launch schedule. In particular, the global moment corresponded to 08:00 PST in Los Angeles and 16:00 GMT in London on March 6, then 01:00 JST in Tokyo on March 7.
What if your city is not listed?
EA described one simultaneous worldwide release, rather than separate regional launch windows. To work out the local calendar date and time for another location, convert that same global moment using the location’s time-zone rules in effect on March 6, 2025. Daylight-saving changes matter, and abbreviations such as CST can refer to different time zones; use the city and date rather than the abbreviation alone.
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Platforms covered by the launch schedule
EA’s original announcement said Split Fiction was coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on March 6, 2025. The timing map is for that launch and does not give a separate Nintendo Switch 2 unlock time. EA’s buy page lists current purchase routes, but those listings do not establish a Switch 2-specific launch hour.
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