Today, on October 4, 2017, those who have pre-ordered Star Wars Battlefront 2 will be able play the Beta, while everyone else will have to wait until October 6 when the Open Beta starts. The Battlefront 2 Beta will be available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Today, 4 October 2017, the Star Wars Battlefront 2 Beta kicks off. Those who have pre-ordered the game on PC, PS4 and Xbox One will be given a head start while all other players will have to wait two more days before they can enter the Beta. The starting times have already been announced with the servers going live at 10 o’clock.
In this Beta, you can try the Galactic Assault Mode which is a 40-player game mode taking place in the city of Theed. Here you fight for the supremacy in the city between the clone warriors of the republic and the droids of the separatists. Starfighter Assault will be also made playable for the Beta. In addition, beta testers will take a look at the new arcade mode. Further details and background are summarized below. In this overview you will get all important information on topics like start times, download, keys, maps, modes, duration and system requirements for PC. The full version will be released on November 17th for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Electronic Arts will see the launch of the Battlefront 2 beta on October 4, 2017. On this day those who have pre-ordered the game on PC, PS4 and Xbox One will get access to the early Beta. Those who pre-ordered the first-person shooter by the 30th of September should have received the necessary keys from their dealer. The codes can be used with Origin, PSN or Xbox Games Store. If you bought the shooter digitally on one of the marketplaces, no key is necessary for the download of the Beta. You should see the client directly in your library.
A start time has already been announced: The servers will go live at 10 o’clock. On the 6th ofOctober, the Star Wars: Battlefront 2 Beta will enter open phase. To participate, you do not need a key. The client can be downloaded by all interested players. The start time for the open Beta has also been set at 10 o’clock by Electronic Arts and DICE. The end of the beta is scheduled for the 9th of October, at 6pm – on all platforms and for all players. Unless the developers decide to extend the duration. The download size of the Battlefront 2 Beta should be around 15 GB.
The Battlefront 2 Beta will include the Galatic Assault Mode taking place in the city of Theed with 40 players going head to head. Here you fight for the supremacy of the city for the clone warriors of the republic or the droids of the separatists. Starfighter Assault will also be playable in the Beta which will allow you to enjoy a 24-player space battle.
You can also try the new Arcade mode. There are two options available in Battlefront 2 Beta. There is a 10vs10 team battle with AI allies and enemies as well as an option in which you control Darth Maul and fight against legions of opponents. A strike on Takodana has also been confirmed. The developers have not provided and further details on the Beta content. The playable heroes in the beta are the same as the EA Play version of the E3 2017, ie. Darth Maul, Rey and Co.
In the beta, you can also level up your experience. However, DICE has announced that all progress will be reset after the Beta. On the release of the Battlefront 2 full version, all players will start at the same level.
Shortly before the start of the Battlefront 2 Beta, EA and DICE communicated the system requirements for PC. For the minimum specs you need at least one AMD FX-6350 or Intel Core i5 6600K processor, an AMD Radeon HD 7850 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 graphics card (2 GB) and 8GB of memory. The specific hardware requirements can be found below. Note that the details for the full version released on November 17 may still change.
In the beta, you can also level up your experience. However, DICE has announced that all progress will be reset after the Beta. On the release of the Battlefront 2 full version, all players will start at the same level.