Monster Hunter Wild’s beta times for PS5, Xbox and PC

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Capcom announced a round of Monster hunter Wild’s beta test for PS Plus members and another for Xbox, non-Plus PS5 players and PC via Steam, and they’re just around the corner. The Monster Hunter Wilds betas are open to everyone, although PS Plus members get access to the beta a few days before everyone else can jump in. The beta lets you test character creation and multiplayer, and you get a few story missions and access to a hunting at a higher level.

If you subscribe to any level of PS Plus, you can enter Monster Hunter Wild’s beta on PS5 from 28 October 2024 from:

29 October 2024

The beta will run until October 30, 2024 at the same time, or October 31 if you’re outside of US time zones.

Everyone else can start playing Monster Hunter Wild’s beta on October 31, 2024 at:

1 November 2024

And it runs until the same time on November 3, 2024, or November 4 if you’re not in a US time zone.

It may be the first Wilds beta, but Capcom has a lot in store. After creating your character and Palico, using the full set of customization options found in the launch version, you can choose Story Trial or Doshaguma Hunt. The trial lets you watch Wilds’ opening scene, learn to use weapons, and complete a Chatacabra hunt, which sounds like a pretty standard introductory guide. The Doshaguma Hunt puts you on a Seikret – Monster Hunter Wilds’ version of a horse – and sets you free to explore and track down an Alpha Doshaguma. Capcom says it’s a chance to learn how Wilds’ new mechanics work.

Both parts of the beta let you play with up to three other players on any platform by sending an SOS flare.

Your hunt data and story quest progress will not carry over to the full version. But just like with Dragon’s Dogma 2’s character creation trial, you can import your hunter and Palico from the beta when Wilds launches. Capcom also said that they plan to give beta players a special round of rewards that will be unlocked when they start the full game, so if you can, make sure you play the beta on the same platform you plan to play Monster Hunter Wilds when it starts on February 28, 2025.