Capcom has at the moment introduced what numerous us Monster Hunter Wilds followers anticipated: the sport goes to return to our PCs and consoles one final time forward of the large launch in late February. Nicely, the open beta will, anyway.
Simply earlier than the top of final 12 months, the writer hinted at this being a risk, and at the moment, we received a correct announcement of what to anticipate, and when it’s going to happen.
Not like the primary Monster Hunter Wilds open beta, this subsequent one gained’t have any platform exclusivity. The second open beta will happen over two weekends, each of which will likely be accessible throughout PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence consoles. You’re not going to want PlayStation Plus or Sport Move Core memberships to play, both.
The second open beta contains all content material within the November take a look at, however Capcom can also be including in Gypceros, a monster longtime followers ought to know properly. There’ll even be new content material that the writer isn’t revealing proper now, in order that might be one other monster to tackle.
Right here’s the schedule of the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta 2:
- Thursday, February 6 at 7pm PT, 10pm ET, 3am UK (Friday). It will likely be accessible till those self same occasions on Sunday, February 9.
- The beta returns the weekend after that for its closing session, happening Thursday, February 13 at 7pm PT, 10pm ET, 3am UK (Friday). It’ll wrap up on Sunday, February 16 on the identical occasions.
For those who by no means took half within the November open beta, you must also look ahead to accessing the highly-detailed character creator, and the early a part of the story that introduces your first monster hunt – Doshaguma. For those who did play the primary beta, the character you spent longer than you thought you’ll creating will likely be accessible within the upcoming open beta. This additionally goes for the total model, so you might as properly good your Hunter now.
Capcom can also be providing a brand new set of rewards for gamers who participate on this beta. You’ll obtain a beauty pendant, in addition to an merchandise pack that features a few helpful consumables like Uncooked Meat, Traps, Barrel Bombs, Flash/Dung Pods, and a few Armor Spheres.
If there’s any dangerous information on this it’s that we’re sadly not going to get any of the efficiency enhancements, gameplay tweaks, or the hitstop/animation fixes the Monster Hunter crew mentioned late final 12 months following beta suggestions.
Monster Hunter Wilds is one among a number of main RPGs popping out in February. It’s technically going to reach a lot later into the month than Murderer’s Creed Shadows, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, or Avowed, however it’s arguably the one with the largest potential to rule the month.
Monster Hunter Wilds arrives February 28 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X/S.
