Guilty Gear Strive Cross-Platform Network Open Beta Has Started

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Guilty Gear Strive has opened up a cross-platform network beta test for players to participate in, giving players the chance to stress test the online play across three different platforms. The game has become a sleeper hit for fighting game developer Arc System Works ever since last year, becoming a critical and commercial success. This momentum has continued with a complete first season of characters, with Guilty Gear Strive's second season pass also releasing its first character this year.

Among other additions, Arc System Works also revealed a rough roadmap for Guilty Gear Strive throughout 2022-2023, which includes the release windows of the characters included in the second season pass, along with the Crossplay Beta test. While it was initially announced to be held in mid-September, the test wasn't available until recently. Players can jump into this beta test right now, across all three platforms that the game is available on.

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Arc System Works notes that this beta test for Guilty Gear Strive is its own separate application that is disconnected from the main game currently available for sale. This demo can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store or Steam, which will be running from October 13-17. Arc System Works emphasizes this application download and beta test participation is free and available for anyone to play even if they haven't purchased the game before.

Nine game modes are available to play in this open beta test, including the tutorial, training room, VS mode, and online modes. 21 characters of Guilty Gear Strive's roster will be available in this demo as well, which includes DLC Characters like Happy Chaos, Baiken, Testament, and even the