XDefiant Open Beta: How to join, release date, and key details

Try out the highly anticipated game yourself!

Are you eager to get an early taste of Ubisoft’s highly anticipated first-person shooter? Then you’ve come to the right place.

We’ll be going over how to join the jump into the XDefiant Open Beta, the confirmed launch time, and more.

XDefiant open beta starts soon

If you’re wondering what content will be coming to the game throughout its first year, ensure to check out theXDefiant year one roadmap here.

XDefiant is an upcoming free-to-play shooter from Ubisoft that has been likened to Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty. The game has drawn tons of attention after its Closed Beta stage, and now it’s time to open the floodgates a bit more.

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The XDefiant Open Beta is set to launch soonacross Xbox, PlayStation, and PC

What is the XDefiant Open Beta?

The Open Beta is the next testing phase where players can try out the game and provide valuable feedback to the game’s developer, Ubisoft.

It allows participants to get a firsthand look at the gameplay mechanics, features, and overall experience of XDefiant, contributing to the game’s development process.

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Plenty of feedback was received from the Closed Beta back in April, with lots being implemented for this go around.

To join the Open Beta, follow these steps:

When is the XDefiant Open Beta?

Despite some fans thinking they can jump in on June 20, the actual Open Beta starts on June 28, 2025.

June 20 is available as an “open session” only available to those who participated in the Closed Beta. This will give them essentially one extra day of game time.

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According to a member of the XDefiant team in the official discord, “For [open session] access, you would’ve needed to launch XDefiant during the Closed Beta at least once. Otherwise, you should be all set tomorrow once the [open beta] goes live.”

Those who did not get into the Closed Beta will be able to play from Wednesday, June 21 at 10 a.m. PT | 1 p.m. ET | 5p.m. GMT until Friday, June 23 at 11 p.m. PT | 2 a.m. ET. 6a.m. GMT

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