How To Download The Warzone And Cold War Season 3 Update FAST on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X And PC


The release of Season 3 for Black Ops Cold War and Warzone is right around the corner. The new season will see significant changes to the battle royale and multiplayer, including a brand-new map set in the 1980s, new Operators, weapons, and more!

With a considerable amount of content expected to arrive, the update could take some amount of time for players to download which is annoying when you want to get straight back into the action!

How exactly can you speed up the download for the new update? Follow these handy tips and tricks and you will be dropping back into Verdansk and multiplayer in no time at all.

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Cold War And Warzone Season 3 Update Time

The Season 3 update for Warzone will go live on April 21st at 9PM PT (5AM BST on April 22nd)

For Cold War, the update will go live 24 hours earlier at 9PM PT (5AM BST) on April 20th/21st depending on your location

How To Download The Cold War And Warzone Season 3 Update on PS4 and PS5

PS4 players will be able to pre-load the Season 3 update for both games a few days before the update goes live.

If the download doesn’t begin automatically, press the ‘Options’ button on the controller when Warzone is highlighted, select ‘Check for Update’, and wait for the download to commence.

For PS5 players, repeat the process if the download doesn’t begin automatically.

If you’re downloading Warzone or Cold War for the very first time, you will be able to download the update along with the full game from the PlayStation Store for free.

How to Download Warzone And Cold War Season 3 Update On Xbox One And Xbox Series X|S

Xbox players are yet to be able to pre-load updates ahead of their respective release date, but there are still some handy tips and tricks that will guarantee the update will download as quickly as possible.

More often than not, updates for Warzone and Cold War should begin to download automatically if ‘Instant On’ is activated.

If not, closing down the game and re-opening it will begin the download.

For those downloading the battle royale or Black Ops Cold War for the first time, head to the Xbox Store to download the update alongside the rest of the game.

How To Download Warzone And Cold War Season 3 Update On PC

Prior to starting the download, make sure that there is enough space on your hard drive.

Launching Battle.Net should cause the update to begin automatically.

If the update doesn’t start, close down the client and re-open it to start the download.

How To Download Warzone And Cold War Season 3 Update As Fast As Possible

Close All Games And Applications

When downloading an update of any kind, the more items that are open, the download speed will almost certainly slow down.

Some of the apps that are open may well be a higher priority than the update itself, further slowing it down.

Make sure all unnecessary apps and programs are closed down on the PC or console to download it as fast as possible.

Put Console Into Rest Mode

When the console is on, it constantly uses bandwidth to check for updates and any notifications from a variety of places.

By placing it into Rest Mode and turning on automatic downloads, the update should download at a much faster speed.

Move The Console Closer To WiFi Router Or Use An Ethernet Cable

One of the fastest ways to download the Season 3 updates is by connecting the console or PC to the router by using an ethernet cable.

The cable provides a direct connection to the router, meaning no outside interference can disrupt the download.

If you don’t have access to an ethernet cable, try and move the console or PC closer to the router to gain a slight increase in internet performance.

Avoid Downloading At Peak Times

Although everyone is desperate to jump into the action at the earliest possible moment, downloading the update when fewer people are online will allow you to download quicker thanks to an increase in speed.

Restart Your Router

If you do experience problems with download speed, it may be worth considering restarting your router.

If you encounter issues when downloading other updates, it’s likely that a problem with your router is slowing you down.

Unplug or press the reset button on the back of the router could solve your issues long enough to download the update quickly.

Change DNS Settings

When downloading previous updates for Warzone and Cold War, some players have reported that a change in DNS settings has improved their download speeds.

To change the DNS settings, enter the network settings of the console and choose to set up the DNS settings manually.

We used 8.8.8.8 as the Primary DNS and 8.8.4.4 as the Secondary DNS. This is Google’s public DNS and could help you download update 1.34 fast.

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