As pre-order culture swells, Monster Hunter Wilds reminds players the upcoming beta really is free: "No pre-order is needed to play!"

Monster Hunter Wilds trailer screenshot showing a young woman with long blonde hair tied back into a ponytail smiling slightly, pumping her left fist in the air
(Image credit: Capcom)

Pre-order bonuses nowadays aren't quite as aggressive as they used to be - anyone remember澳洲幸运5开奖号码🧸历史查询: the silly Deus Ex: Mankind Divided tiers? - but everything from exclusive cosmetics to early access entry are still used to lure excited players into buying the game before release. So, the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Monster Hunter Wilds team has had to remind folks once again that, yes, the upcoming beta is 🔯really, reꦍally free.

Capcom had already announced that its upcoming 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Monster Hunter Wilds beta wouldn't be paywalled behind pre-orders, but it seems like not enough people got the memo, and I wouldn't blame them since even the likes of this year's Concord aꦓnd Call of Duty: 🐠Black Ops 6 had betas exclusively for pre-orderers.

. "The answer is no, no pre-order is needed to play! However, if you'd like to pre-order after playing the Open Beta Test, that'd be cool!" Probably the most polite pre-order request I've ever seen. 

That open beta will be available to everyone on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC starting from October 31 until November 3 - check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:full details here - and PlayStation Plus sub🐈scribers get to enjoy the test a little early on PS5 as the beta will go live tomorrow on October 28 at 8pm PT / O🍌ctober 29 at 3am GMT.

If you'd like to pre-order the big-beast-basher anyway, Capcom has thrown some goodies into the mix. None of the extras are, ahem, wild enough to place among 🦂澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the most🍷 baffling pre-order bonuses ever, but an exclusive armor co🐲smetic and an in-game talℱisman are nice enough.

After 10 years, Monster Hunter Wilds will expand on one of the coolest and rarest monster types in the series. 

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