Battlefield 4 Open Beta Begins October 1
Get your twitch skills tuned.
That's right: get those twitch skills polished up because it's almost time to get an early taste of what Battlefield 4 is all about. Electronic Arts said on Friday that the Open Beta will take place on October 1 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC – sorry, no early access for next-generation consoles. The full game lights up on October 29.
"The Beta gives us a chance to properly test our servers, the back end, and configure the multiplayer components of the game. By taking part, you will help us in ensuring a smooth launch for Battlefield 4," the company states. "You’ll also have the option to feedback directly to us with any gameplay ideas, bugs you find, and other thoughts on the Beta experience."
The "Open" beta will feature Conquest mode on the Siege of Shanghai map. However, it's unknown when players will have access to the "Exclusive" Battlefield 4 Beta. This version will only be offered to those who pre-purchased the Battlefield 4 Digital Deluxe Edition on Origin.com, Battlefield 3: Premium members, and registered owners of Medal of Honor Warfighter Limited Edition or Digital Deluxe Edition.
EA states that the "Exclusive" beta will arrive in early October. But with Battlefield 3, EA offered early 48 hour access to those who qualified back in 2011. Chances are that could happen again, meaning the VIP club may get early access on September 29 and the general crowd on October 1.
EA is also pushing console gamers of the current generation to go ahead and invest in Battlefield 4 at launch, and then carry over their data when they purchase the new Xbox One or Playstation 4, and the next-gen version of Battlefield 4.
"Playing early on the Xbox 360 or PS3 means you will be able to learn maps, unlock items, and build stats," the company said. "You can then seamlessly carry over a lot of cool content from the current gen game to a new Xbox One or PS4 version to get a jump on the competition."
"Offers from many of our retail partners will help you buy Battlefield 4on the Xbox 360 or PS3, and then upgrade to an Xbox One or PS4 version for as little as $10," the company adds. Additional information regarding upgrades can be accessed here.
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DeadRam Love the Battlefield series but hate Origin. I skipped BF3 for that vary reason and will skip BF4 if they don't remove the Origin restriction.Reply -
legacyBIOS I wish this was for Steam instead of Origin, but I enjoyed BF3 so BF4 here I come ^^Reply -
kawininjazx I didn't realize they are releasing BF4 for current gen consoles, but then again it seems like BF3.5, just like how Modern Warfare 3 was MW2.5.Reply -
BulkZerker Probably going to skip it myself. Unless they fixed the hit detection (making it server side instead of client) which isn't likely. Though letting people make their own dedicated servers would fix that too for people close to the server.Reply -
shikamaru31789 I reckon I'll give it a try but I didn't much care for the Battlefield 3 beta. The whole time I played it seemed like a couple of Battlefield veterans who were really good were camping on a hill with snipers killing everyone. It was very frustrating, and I consider myself a pretty good FPS player, I have K/D ratios over 2 in several other games. I had similar troubles when I tried that Battlefield F2P game they released for PC.Reply -
soldier44 PC is the only version to play this on, consoles will be dumbed down and look horrible even the so called next gen versions.Reply -
Conrad925 Battlefield can hardly be considered a 'twitch' shooter. You must be thinking of COD MP.Reply -
invlem Where does it say "open beta" in the source article? All I see is the word "Beta" big difference...Reply
Last I checked this beta is available only to those who have pre-purchased the deluxe version game, or through the MoH deal they had earlier this year.
Not what I would call an Open beta...
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legacyBIOS Reply11549474 said:Where does it say "open beta" in the source article? All I see is the word "Beta" big difference...
Last I checked this beta is available only to those who have pre-purchased the deluxe version game, or through the MoH deal they had earlier this year.
Not what I would call an Open beta...
It's also for people that have BF3 Premium.