When does VALORANT Episode 9 Act 1 start?

Valorant

May 30, 2024

Tarun Sayal

The ongoing VALORANT Episode 8 Act 3 introduced plenty of exciting additions to the game but it’s time to wrap things up as the upcoming Act is right around the corner. As is tradition, the community is excited for the VALORANT Episode 9 Act 1, which is why everyone wants to know its exact release date and time. Most importantly, players are most interested in the sneak peek of the upcoming content. Taking all these things into account, we’ve put together all the essential info about VALORANT Episode 9 Act 1 start date and new features.

VALORANT Episode 9 Act 1 start date and time

Image Credits: Riot Games

Based on the in-game countdown timer, VALORANT Episode 9 Act 1 is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, after the current battle pass ends. As a result, players have approximately 45 days left, as of writing this article, to enjoy the current season and all of its features.

If everything goes according to plan, VALORANT Episode 9 Act 1 update should go live at the following time for your region:

Pacific Time (PT): 2:00 PM
Mountain Time (MT): 3:00 PM
Central Time (CT): 4:00 PM
Eastern Time (ET): 5:00 PM
Brasília Time (BRT): 6:00 PM
British Time (BST): 10:00 PM
Central European Time (CET): 11:00 PM
Eastern European Time (EET): 12:00 AM
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): 7:00 AM
Japan Standard Time (JST): 6:00 AM
Indian Standard Time (IST): 7:30 AM
China Standard Time (CST): 6:00 AM

Before Episode 9 Act 1 goes live, Riot Games will intentionally take servers offline for maintenance, which typically lasts for around 4 hours. Apart from this, the competitive queue will also be disabled, and it will be reenabled only when you download and install the latest update.

What’s new in the upcoming VALORANT Episode 9 Act 1?

Since VALORANT Episode 9 Act 1 is several weeks away, there’s no crucial information/leaks available for the upcoming update. It usually becomes available when we get closer to the release and Riot Games drops hints about the new content.

However, it’s safe to assume that the upcoming Act will bring a brand-new battle pass featuring a wide range of new skins, followed by a new map or a playable agent in the game. In the current act, we got a new weapon for the first time called Outlaw, followed by massive changes to the Icebox and Lotus map.

Therefore, VALORANT players can expect similar changes with the release of Episode 9 Act 1, which will definitely affect the current meta. Meanwhile, we’ll also make sure to update this page regularly to keep you posted about new information. Until then, check out the VALORANT PBE Schuedle for 2024 if you want to try out the upcoming features beforehand.