Squad has lit up the PC world for six years, and everyone else has been patiently waiting on the reserve list, waiting for a chance to play the shooter on console. The FPS is finally heading towards PlayStation and XBOX, but PS5 gets a special alpha test first.
Out of the blue, the ‘Official Console Announcement Trailer’ dropped for Squad. The game has sold over 10 million copies on Steam since its 2020 release, and while the wait has been long, it’s finally time to lock and load on PS5 with the alpha.
How to Sign Up For Squad PS5 Alpha
You need to download the Squad alpha from the PlayStation Store, and you can do this by searching for the game on your PS5.
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Here’s every step you need to follow to learn about the announcement and more:
- Go to the Squad website.
- Find and click on the console announcement.
- Scroll down until you see ‘The alpha preview is open to all, but you will need to enlist HERE.’
- Click on ‘here’ in the sentence.
- Flick through the page until you see Download alpha.
- Click the button.
- It takes you to the game’s PlayStation Store page.
- Before launch, you can wishlist it here.
- Once the game/preload is live, you can download Squad on your PS5 and hop in!
When Does Squad PS5 Alpha Test Start?
The Squad PS5 alpha begins on October 16.
No official time has been given, but based on betas for other games and how releases generally go, I’d hazard a guess it could begin between 9-10 AM PT / 5-6 PM BST.
This is speculation, though, and nothing official has been revealed by Secret Mode Limited or Offworld.
When Does Squad PS5 Alpha Test End?
You have until October 25 to play the Squad PS5 console alpha.
Nine full days will be assigned to the Squad console alpha on PS5. That’s more than enough time for you and the many platoons you’ll fight alongside to ensure Squad’s brand of strategic FPS warfare is primed and ready come its full 2027 launch.
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What is Squad?
Squad is a tactical FPS capable of 100-player matches, featuring both aspects of arcade and more realistic military shooters.
It launched on Steam for PC on September 23, 2020. Shooter fans have wanted it on consoles for the longest time, and we finally know that not only is this special alpha coming, and presumably beta testing, but the shooter is being lined up for PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X|S consoles next year.
All Squad Alpha Playtest Content
Here’s everything confirmed for the alpha:
FACTIONS
- United States Army
- United States Marine Corps
- PLA People’s Liberation Army
- AFU Armed Forces of Ukraine
- PMC Private Military Contractors
- MEI Middle Eastern Insurgents
- RGF Russian Ground Forces
- BAF British Armed Forces
MAPS
- Al Basrah
- Fallujah
- Mutaha
- Narva
- Yehorivka
- Gorodok
MODES
- AAS
- RAAS
- Invasion
- Fireteam
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