It’s been a great six months or so for fighting game fans, with new installments ofStreet Fighter,Mortal Kombat, andTekkenall dropping over the course of this period. The last of these to arrive isTekken 8, which is scheduled for release on June 03, 2025. The game will be available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S and promises to be one ofthe biggest and bestTekkengames to date.

With this in mind, many people are keen to find out the exact release time forTekken 8so that they can start playing the game right away. Thankfully, due to information provided by the PlayStation store, players can get a pretty good idea of theTekken8release time, which will presumably be the same for those who plan on buying the game on PC or Xbox Series consoles.

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Tekken 8 Release Times (When Can You Start Playing?)

Tekken 8will be released at 3 PM PT on January 25. Unlike a lot ofother modern titles, the game will be released simultaneously worldwide rather than at midnight local time, ensuring that everybody gets to start playing at the exact same time. With this in mind, those who live in a time zone other than PT can check the following table to find out whenTekken 8will be available in their specific region.

3:00 PM (January 25)

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4:00 PM (January 25)

5:00 PM (January 25)

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6:00 PM (January 25)

11:00 PM (January 25)

1:00 AM (January 26)

4:30 AM (January 26)

7:00 AM (January 26)

8:00 AM (January 26)

Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)

9:00 AM (January 26)

Those who pre-orderTekken 8on PlayStation 5 will be able to start pre-loading the game from 3 PM PST on January 24, or48 hours prior to theTekken 8release times listed in the table above. Although it’s yet to be confirmed as of the time of writing, it seems safe to assume that Xbox Seriesplayers will also be able to preloadTekken 8around the same time, though it’s possible that PC players will have to wait a little longer, with Steam pre-loads of some popular titles only being available 24 hours before release. According to various sources, the file size forTekken 8will be at least 80 GB at launch.