How to play the Concord beta and when is it available?
Jul. 1, 2024The Concord beta is now in the Open Beta phase from July 18-21
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When is the Concord beta running?
The Concord beta is divided up into two separate sessions, which will be running over consecutive weekends. These are as follows:
To play the Concord Early Access beta, you need to pre-order the game through the PlayStation Store, PlayStation Direct,Epic GamesStore, or Steam, after which you’ll be sent an email –this will contain codes for you and four of your friends so you can all access the beta early!(On Steam, your additional beta invites can be found in your inventory.) Those that have pre-ordered can also pre-load the Early Access Beta on PS5 now so that you can hop right in when it launches at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST on July 12.
If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you can also play this Early Access session, but pre-loading is not an option unfortunately, so you’ll have to download it as soon as it launches at 10am PST.
As for the Concord Open Beta, anyone can play so you just need to install it onto your PS5 or PC when it launches onJuly 18 at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BSTwith no pre-purchase required. However, those on PS5 can pre-download the beta from July 17 at 10am PDT to get ahead and dive straight in at launch.Be aware that progress carries over from the Early Access Beta to the Open Beta, so you can get a good head start by playing early. Unfortunately, beta progress does not carry over to the full game, which launches on August 23. Beta testers will be awarded with the Lil' Frog weapon charm and the Star Flare Business Card as a thank you gift.
The Concord beta will include all 16 of the available characters, or Freegunners as they’re referred to in the game, so you’ll get to try them all out to decide which one(s) are your favorite and best match your playstyle. All of the Freegunners have now been confirmed, and they are:
The full release of the game will include 12 unique maps in a variety of settings, plus six distinct team-based game modes, and this will be expanded on further after launch with regular free updates for all players. The Concord beta will have the following maps and game modes available:
Maps:
Game Modes:
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