Players of free-to-play shooter game XDefiant will be happy to know it has launched its second open beta on Wednesday.
Following Ubisoft's closed beta of the FPS game on Tuesday, XDefiant's servers are now open for anyone wishes to play on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. While some got to preload and play early yesterday, all gamers now have the opportunity to join thanks to the XDefiant open beta.
This comes after Defiant's hugely popular first beta from April 13-24 which drew in a staggering one million players in its first week. However, players were left complaining of stability issues, prompting game producer Mark Rubin to consider a beta extension to make up for the game's shaky servers.
How to preload the game varies depending on your console of choice. However, you can read below to learn how to do so for PC, PS5 and XBox below.
Here's what you should know, as reported by the Mirror.
How to preload XDefiant beta on PC
To preload the XDefiant beta on PC, first off, you need to have Ubisoft Connect PC installed on your machine. With that taken care of, follow these steps:
- Select the 'Games' tab.
- Under 'My Games', choose the 'XDefiant' tile.
- Select either 'Preload' or 'Update'
There is an issue right now with PC players who participated in the closed beta being unable to preload and dive in early. Preloads on PC have been open since June 16, but Rubin has flagged an issue with PC players not getting their Open Session email confirmation.
As per Rubin's comments, and the dedicated page on Ubisoft's website, if you're eligible for the XDefiant open beta on PC but haven't received email confirmation, it might be because you've opted out of newsletters and emails from the publisher.
So much for trying to minimise junk mail. The game should still be added to your library. If not, you'll have to hang tight until tomorrow which is something a lot of redditors are having to do too.
How to preload XDefiant beta on PS5
If you want to preload the XDefiant beta on PS5, you've got one option and it's incredibly simple:
- Update the game or reinstall from your PlayStation library
How to preload XDefiant beta on Xbox Series X
Again, just like PlayStation players, if you're looking to preload XDefiant on Xbox Series X, you have one option; but rather than simply updating the current version in your library, you'll need to download a new app:
- Uninstall XDefiant closed beta
- Install XDefiant Open Session
For everyone who wasn't in the closed beta, the XDefiant open beta starts on Wednesday, June 21 at 6pm BST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT . It runs up until Friday, June 23 at 11pm PDT , which is 7am BST / 2am EDT on Saturday, June 24.
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