Bethesda has not only revealed the opening movie for their upcoming return to the wasteland in Fallout 76, but have also announced the dates of the “Break-It Early Test Application (B.E.T.A.)”. As with other anticipated games, just in time for Halloween.
Mark October 23rd for Xbox One users to get the B.E.T.A. access (who were announced to be getting earlier access at Bethesda’s E3 showcase), and October 30th for PlayStation 4 and PC users. All users who pre-order the game will be getting access.
According to Bethesda, the B.E.T.A. will function as such:
“During the B.E.T.A. one of our primary goals is to stress test and break the game. As such, the servers will not be running 24/7; instead, they’ll be online during targeted timeframes so we can get as many people as possible playing at the same time. Why? Because that’s the best way to put all our systems to the test and see how they respond.
On any given day the game might be up for anywhere between four to eight hours. Focusing as many players as we can into these windows is our prime objective. Then we’ll fix what we need to fix and do it again and again from the start of B.E.T.A. until a few days before launch. We’ll give you as much heads up as possible because we need you to log in during these times and play the game. We’ll also keep you posted through our official @Fallout and @bethesdastudios on Twitter as well as the Bethesda.net forums and our Bethesda.net Status Page to learn when servers will be online.”
Fallout 76 is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on November 14.