The Monster Hunter: World beta is finally (almost) upon us, and much like you, we can't wait to give it a spin. But when does the beta go live? What's in the beta? When does it end? We're quickly going to run through the answers to these questions.
How do you access the Monster Hunter: World beta?
First thing's first, you'll need to be a member of PlayStation Plus to download the Monster Hunter: World beta on PlayStation 4.
If you're subscribed to Sony's service, simply hit up the PlayStation Store and either search for Monster Hunter: World using the search function, or click on "games" and then "demos". It should be near the top.
Right now, you can pre-load the beta ahead of its release. It's around 5.5GB in size, so it's not too big.
When does the Monster Hunter: World beta start?
The Monster Hunter: World beta goes live on Saturday 9th December.
Monster Hunter: World beta start times (Saturday 9th December)
- 17:00 GMT
- 18:00 CET
- 09:00 PT
- 12:00 ET
When does the Monster Hunter: World beta end?
The Monster Hunter: World beta ends on Tuesday 12th December. In other words, the beta runs for a total of three days.
Monster Hunter: World beta end times (Tuesday 12th December)
- 17:00 GMT
- 18:00 CET
- 09:00 PT
- 12:00 ET
What's in the Monster Hunter: World beta?
The Monster Hunter: World beta sounds quite robust. It features two maps for you to explore: the Ancient Forest and the Wildspire Waste. Across these two locations, you'll be able to take on three different missions. Both maps are home to powerful monsters that aren't your main targets. If you fancy a challenge, you can take them on and see how well you fare.
All three quests are playable with up to three other players online -- you can either invite friends or team up with randoms. The beta will have both voice and text chat so you can communicate with your allies.
The game's full character creation system isn't in the beta, but you'll be able to select a preset look for your character.
All 14 weapon types from the full game will be available in the beta for you to try, along with the training area, which is obviously the best place for combat practice.
Those who take part in the beta will apparently unlock some extras in the main game when it launches in January.
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Doesn’t seem to be up on the US PsN yet.
Really looking forward to seeing if this is my cup of tea.
@WebHead It's now up on the US Store. Credit for this find goes to Wanderingbullet.
Finally preloading it (US) = )
is it available on the US store yet? can't find it
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Nevermind found it...!
I found this on the store by going to - What's Hot - and scrolling across for anyone struggling to find this demo. Not playable until later tomorrow.
Preloading tonight. Is there a thread for this Beta to team up.with fellow PS members?
Can someone clarify this disclaimer that is in the beta notes for me?
“Data will not be saved. Once the application is closed, your character's name, appearance, equipment, and all other settings will be reset to default.”
Does this mean that every time I close the beta app to play something else I will lose my settings or does that mean when the beta ends I lose my settings? I hope it the latter.
@Pamela every time you close down it will reset. It won’t matter though everything in the demo is pre-set aside from what weapon to use and quest choice. You can name your hunter but that won’t carry over to the full game anyway.
I’ll be focusing on solo play to learn the monsters and maps without distractions and to get a feel for all the weapons again.
@Starbuster00 thank you for answering my question. I have to say that this is the first beta I’ve played that resets on closing the app but I’m looking forward to tomorrow regardless
@Pamela The Monster Hunter titles are always like that.
Does anyone know what the "full" size for this beta is? I says 5.5GB but when I go to download it says I don't have enough space even though I have 48GB left.
I'm guessing the 5.5GB is initial install to start the game then some stupid 20 odd GB file to actually run the game?
@SoulChimera I was able to download the beta and I just checked my system storage and it too only has 48GB left. Maybe try deleting 5GB worth of space before downloading?
I have finals to study for. Maybe I can play it tonight?!?
@Pamela
It's because it's a demo under the guise of a beta. This is exactly the same as the demos they would always release on the 3DS/Wii U/Switch. you get three quests and no data is saved.
Idk why they called it a beta. Either way you don't really need anything to be saved because each quest will be preset with certain items in the box to take. There's really nothing to save.
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