Monster Hunter Wilds open beta release date

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The Monster Hunter Wilds open beta will let players try out the game ahead of its release next year. There's a variety of missions to take on, from a small slice of a story mission to repeatable monster hunts. All in all, it looks set to give players a good opportunity to experience some of the new weapon mechanics and see the new environments in action.

From what we've seen so far, and from what we played in our Monster Hunter Wilds preview, the game is primed to push the series forward, with evolving landscapes and more complex monster behaviors. This time around, you can bring multiple weapons into hunts with you, a huge change that'll likely allow for more build experimentation. It's changes like these that make us hopeful that Monster Hunter Wilds will end up on our best crossplay games list by the end of the year.

Here's when you'll be able to play the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta, whether that's as a PS Plus subscriber, a PS5 player, an Xbox player, or someone playing on PC. We'll also detail what to expect from the beta, including rewards that'll transfer over to the full game at launch.

The Monster Hunter Wildsopen beta starts on Tuesday, October 28, and runs through until Thursday, October 30. This is the first open beta period, available for those on PlayStation Plus. If you're not a PS Plus subscriber, or if you're playing on Xbox or PC, you can find the precise timings below:

You'll be able to preload the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta on Sunday, October 27 at 11PM ET / 8PM PT (Monday, October 28 at 3AM GMT) if you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber on PS5. If you're on other platforms, or on PS5 without a PS Plus subscription, you'll find preload times below:

There are two main Monster Hunter Wilds beta rewards that can be transferred to the full game at launch:

Note that in order to redeem the rewards at launch, you will need to be playing on the same platform where you played the beta.

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