‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3’ Beta Dates Finalized For PS4, Xbox One, And PC
The Call of Duty: Blacks Ops III multiplayer beta is coming in August and Activision finalized the dates it will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on Wednesday. This is the first public beta for the shooter in a long time and everyone will have the same length of playtime despite the PS4 getting it first.
The Black Ops III multiplayer beta hits the PlayStation 4 first on Wednesday, August 19, and will last on that platform until Sunday, August 23. The beta will then open up for the Xbox One and PC on Wednesday, August 26, and run through Sunday, August 30. That means all three platforms will get exactly five days to try out the shooter.
#BlackOps3 MP Beta intel is here. Check the blog post for all Beta dates and more info: http://t.co/1pdkllsszf
— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) July 22, 2015
PlayStation 4 owners get the Black Ops III beta first as part of the timed exclusivity arrangement for DLC that Sony announced during E3. Microsoft previously held the timed exclusivity rights since the release of Modern Warfare 2, but either elected not to continue it or were outbid by Sony when the original contract with Activision ended.
This was one of several timed exclusivity announcements Sony made at E3. Grabbing the rights for Call of Duty is considered to be somewhat of a coup for PlayStation 4 since the fall lineup for the console is light on first-party exclusives, and Black Ops III has topped a Piper Jaffray survey as the title gamers are most excited about this fall.
Details on what maps, modes, weapons, and perks will be available in the Black Ops III beta have not been announced yet. However, Inquisitr previously covered some of the beta details in April.
Only the Black Ops III multiplayer will be part of this beta. The campaign and zombies mode will not be included. Drift0r says that the beta will only include three to four maps and a limited set of guns and perks. It will be enough to give everyone a taste of the game and provide enough for Treyarch to track for bugs and balancing, but will not be everything.
Those interested in participating in the beta will need to pre-order the game from the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live, Steam, or any participating retailer. You can find the list of participating retailers straight from the Black Ops IIIwebsite.
While pre-ordering games has generally become frowned upon after multiple disasters, Inquisitr previously explained that pre-ordering to gain access to a beta is just fine. You can always cancel the pre-order prior to the Call of Duty: Black Ops III release on November 6.
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