It’s been a few months since the last beta tests, but today, Embark Studios announced that a new round of tests is beginning and this time, it’s open to all players, including those on consoles! Here’s everything you need to know about The Finals’ open beta. 

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The Finals Open Beta Date and Info:

Surprise! The Finals open beta officially kicks off tomorrow, October 26! It’ll be available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. This will be the first cross-platform test that Embark is hosting for the game and the first test on consoles. 

Open Beta Dates

• October 26 – November 5

The Finals Open Beta – What’s Included 

Iconic Arenas

• *NEW* Skyway Stadium — Experience the ever-changing Skyway Stadium, where players can test their limits in this treacherous playground. 
• Monaco – Play through the cobblestone streets of Monaco, making it a perfect map for destruction and closed-quartered combat. 
• Seoul – Fight atop towering skyscrapers in downtown Seoul with fast paced, vertical gameplay. Be careful to watch where you step so you don’t fall.

New and Updated Game Modes

• *NEW* Bank-It — Four teams of three battle it out for coins in this casual-friendly, combat-focused mode. The team that reaches the max limit first, or the team with the most cash banked at the end of the round, wins.
• Unranked Tournament — A Cashout mode where four teams of three compete to find cashboxes and deposit them in vaults, in an unranked tournament format with three rounds and 24 players in total.
• Ranked Tournament — A Cashout mode with four teams of three in a ranked tournament format with four rounds and 48 players in total. 
• Quick Cash — A casual-friendly variant of Cashout in a 3v3v3 format. This mode has longer matches, faster respawn timers, faster extraction times and only one vault at a time.
• Practice Range — A place for contestants to test weapons, gadgets, movement—and of course, destruction.

Contestant progression

• The free Open Beta BattlePass will include 16 exclusive rewards that, if unlocked, will be transferred to the full game at launch
• Item progression will include 5 Mastery Levels per weapon

League Progression

• Five Leagues (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond) will include permanent rewards for each tier, along with an exclusive Legendary Diamond Weapon Skin reward for contestants who reach Diamond tier.

Even More Content – The open beta will feature 20 Weapons, 26 Gadgets and 9 abilities for contestants to choose from, as well as improvements to performance, movement, teamplay, and more.

This is the perfect opportunity for those who missed out on the closed testing on PC, but for console players, well be prepared to see some of the most detailed level of destruction we’ve seen in a multiplayer game since Battlefield Bad Company.

Oh yeah, the next week is going to be absolutely chaotic! Hope to see you on the battlefield, and expect plenty of coverage from us during the open beta test.