Apex Legends Season 16 release time: When does the new season launch?

Apex Legends season 16, called “Revelry,” brings some big changes to the popular live-service shooter. It’s also a celebration — a Rejoice, if you will — of the game’s fourth anniversary.

Is Apex Legends Season 16 due to launch at what time?

Apex LegendsSeason 16 is now available February 14, 2023 — happy Valentine’s Day! There’s no official release time yet, but previous seasons have launched at 10 a.m. PT in the U.S., so we can expect a similar timeframe for Revelry. The season is likely to be released in the following time zones.

• 10:05 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) for North America’s west coast
• 1.30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) for North America’s east coast
• GMT, 6 pm for the U.K.
• Paris: 7 PM CET
• Tokyo, 3:00 a.m. JST February 15, 2015

What’s new in Apex Legends season 16?

While Season 16 does not add a new hero — a first for Apex Legends — it does add the first new weapon in a while, with the Nemesis energy assault rifle. Revelry A reworked class system is also available to balance players’ fireteams. Each class has its own perks. For Season 16, the Arena game mode is getting sunset, but it adds a new 6-vs-6 Team Deathmatch option — and will let you create playlists (mixtapes) of matches. There’s even a new set of Orientation Matches to help onboard new players.

New season brings balance to the game, and some new twists to it. You can read about it in Polygon’s preview here.