The Monster Hunter Wilds Beta was supposed to be limited to just two weekend. However, over the past few days, there was a major problem with the PlayStation Network servers. Everything was down. That naturally made it difficult for players to try out the beta when was available.
The second range of dates for the second beta was February 14-17, but that doesn’t help those who missed the window for the beta they were already in and missed precious time with the game. However, since this was out of the control of players or even of Monster Hunter and Capcom, the game’s beta is getting extended. Thanks to the outage, players will be able to play the beta some more ahead of the February 28 release date.
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PSN Outage Extends Monster Hunter Wilds Beta
Monster Hunter remains one of the most highly-anticipated games of the year, and the betas have been very popular, too. Players clearly want to play it, and they wanted to on PlayStation when the servers were almost completely fried. Fortunately, Capcom is stepping up to do what it can.
The official Wilds’ account on X said, “Hunters, we’re pleased to confirm that due to the PlayStation Network outage that occurred during the first week of OBT2, we’re extending the second week of OBT2 by +24 hours on all platforms!”
They also confirmed that the new beta range would be February 13 at 7 pm PT or February 14 at 3 am GMT through February 17 at 6:59 pm PT or February 18 at 2:59 am GMT. There’s now a little more availability for the Monster Hunter Wilds beta. If you’re interested in joining, you still can, but time is running short.
The beta is open for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. However, PlayStation users were the ones who lost time. Players were unable to access the network for hours, making it one of the longest PSN outages ever. That robbed players of precious Monster Hunter time before the actual release. However, credit goes to Capcom. They’re doing what they can to alleviate the issue for those affected despite it just being a short-term beta.