Monster Hunter fans get a sneak peek at next year’s game, Monster Hunter Wildswith an open beta test later this month, Capcom announced Wednesday. In addition to giving players a chance at one of the game’s early hunts, the Monster Hunter Wilds The beta allows players to complete a crucial and time-consuming task: character creation.
Capcom says that character creation data from the beta will be transferable to the full version of Monster Hunter Wilds upon release, which could potentially save some of us o’clock of playing with the faces of our Hunters and Palicos. (The Monster Hunter creator did something similar Dragon dogma 2.) Open beta players will also have a chance to get familiar with it Monster Hunter Wilds‘ mechanics, as they take part in a Doshaguma hunt and get the chance to try out cooperative multiplayer by using an SOS flare.
Open Beta participants will also receive a special bonus while playing, including a decorative pendant for their weapons or Seikret mount, as well as a “useful item pack” (potions, rations, etc.) for the full release of Monster Hunter Wilds.
Monster Hunter Wilds‘ open beta will be available on PlayStation 5, Windows PC via Steam, and Xbox Series X. It will support cross-play on those platforms. Here’s when the open beta will be available for each platform:
Preloading for the open beta begins on October 30 at 8:00 PM PDT. PlayStation Plus subscribers can preload even earlier, on October 27 at 8pm PDT.
The full version of Monster Hunter Wilds will be released on February 28, 2025. To help you out, Capcom has released a new trailer for the game, highlighting the Oilwell Basin and its deadly inhabitants, the Brute Wyvern Rompopolo and the Fanged Beast Ajarakan. Beneath the basin lies a mysterious monster known as the Black Flame.