Armored Core VI is Now Available for Preload, Here’s How You Can Prepare for Its Launch

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is the upcoming sixth installment in the Armored Core series of mecha-based vehicular combat games, developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is scheduled to be released on 25th August and if you pre-ordered the game, you can download it right now on all platforms to play it as soon as the game releases.

How to pre-load Armored Core 6 on all platforms

Here’s how you can download the game on all platforms ahead of its launch. The download size is just below 50GB but you need around 65GB of free space on your storage device.

Windows PC (Steam)

1. Open the Steam desktop client.

2. Click the Library tab.

3. In the Library search bar, type "Armored Core VI".

4. Click on "Armored Core VI" when it appears.

5. If the game is not in your Library, you need to purchase it from the Store tab. Click on the Store tab and search for "Armored Core VI" to find the game's store page.

6. To download and install the game, click on the Install/Pre-Load button.

Xbox

1. Open the Xbox Store.

2. In the Store's search bar, search for "Armored Core VI".

3. From the results that appear, click on "Armored Core VI".

4. Click on Download.

PlayStation

1. Open the PlayStation Store.

2. In the search bar, search for "Armored Core VI".

3. From the results that appear, click on "Armored Core VI".

4. Click on Download.

The game will be inaccessible until it is officially available on 25th August. Once the game is released, the files may need to be decrypted/decompressed which will happen automatically. If there is a day one patch, it will also need to be downloaded before you can play the game. If you have not pre-ordered the game, you will be able to start downloading the game after its release.