Path of Exile 2 1.0 Release Date and Launch Time

By Cassio Cabral · Updated November 9, 2026 · 2 min read

The date is settled. The hour is not. We checked the official release page and other coverage when we wrote this, and none of them gave a time.

The date

• Confirmed 1.0 launches on December 11, 2026, a Friday. Day 1, 2:00:54
• Confirmed The full patch notes come out one week before launch. Day 1, 3:02:14

The launch hour

Nobody outside GGG knows the hour. Players on the community megathread guess from earlier launches, and the guesses are not an announcement. Treat them as a rough planning aid only.

• Unknown The exact launch hour and time zone. The official page did not list one when we checked.

The community guesses in Brazil time

Two guesses came up: 11am or noon Pacific, and 3pm Eastern. In December, Pacific time is UTC-8 and Eastern time is UTC-5. Brasília time (BRT) is UTC-3 all year, because Brazil no longer uses daylight saving. These are only conversions of guesses.

• Guess: 11am PST. In Brasília that is 4pm on December 11.
• Guess: noon PST. In Brasília that is 5pm on December 11.
• Guess: 3pm EST. In Brasília that is 5pm on December 11.

Two of the three guesses land on the same moment, 5pm in Brasília. That agreement still does not make it official. Wait for GGG before you book time off.

What to do before launch

• Reported Players are asked to sign up on the official website until December 10 to claim community milestone rewards: cosmetic effects and a pet. How it works is not spelled out in the coverage we read. PoE Vault
• Confirmed After 1.0, the game moves to a four-month release schedule. Day 1, 7:58:59

Check the official release page for the hour, and read our list of questions still open. If you are wondering about cost, see is Path of Exile 2 free.

We will update this page the moment GGG publishes the hour.