How to Play the XDefiant BETA – Start Times, Content, and More

The upcoming XDefiant BETA will be the first time most players will play the game for the first time, but how do you play the XDefiant BETA and when is it?

The XDefienat BETA will be available to play on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

XDefiant BETA Start Times

The XDefiant open beta start time is set to start on Wednesday, June 21 at 6pm BST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT and will run up until the weekend, ending on Friday, June 23 at 11pm PDT, which is 7am BST / 2am EDT on Saturday, June 24. 

For players who played the XDefiant BETA in April, you’ll know that the BETA period was extended, so it’s possible that this open BETA period could be extended too.

As mentioned previously, the BETA will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC – With the full game release on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One when the game fully releases later this summer.

How to Play the XDefiant BETA

  • Head to the Ubisoft XDefiant website
  • Locate and click the big ‘Register’ button on the top-right corner of the page
  • Select which platform you want to play the game on
  • Click ‘Register’
  • Sign into your Ubisoft account
  • Download the game via your chosen platform’s store page (Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, or Ubisoft Connect for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC respectively)
  • Servers will come online at the start times above

You can check out the full XDefiant PC Specs here.

Ubisoft is yet to officially confirm an exact release date for the full games release, but it was said to be coming this summer.

XDefiant will be available to play on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.


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