THE FINALS Gets Cross-play Open Beta Test for PC and Consoles

Developer Embark Studios has announced that it will host a cross-play open beta test for the upcoming free-to-play FPS THE FINALS. It will run from October 26 to November 5 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam. A trailer announcing the beta was also released. THE FINALS is “the ultimate combat entertainment game show where you and your team fight for fame, riches, and the favor of generous seasonal sponsors, in hyper-realistic, fully destructible Virtual Arenas.”

The game’s details:

THE FINALS is the ultimate combat entertainment game show where you and your team fight for fame, riches, and the favor of generous seasonal sponsors, in hyper-realistic, fully destructible Virtual Arenas inspired by iconic real-world locations.

The Open Beta introduces the brand new Skyway Stadium arena to the map rotation, along with an all-new game mode—Bank-It. Additionally, the beta includes a free BattlePass with 16 exclusive, permanent rewards that players can unlock and keep for launch. The beta features cross-play and cross-progression between PC and consoles.

The goal of the Open Beta is to validate improvements and changes made from earlier testing on PC, stress-test the game’s server and backend infrastructure at scale, ensure the team is capable to quickly patch and update the game across platforms, and get feedback on the console and gamepad experience.

Here’s what to expect in the Open Beta:

 

Iconic Arenas

Skyway Stadium (New) – Experience the ever-changing Skyway Stadium, where players can test their limits in this treacherous playground.

Monaco – Play through the cobblestone streets of Monaco, making it a perfect map for destruction and closed-quartered combat.

Seoul – Fight atop towering skyscrapers in downtown Seoul with fast paced, vertical gameplay. Be careful to watch where you step so you don’t fall.

New and Updated Game Modes

Bank-It (New) – Four teams of three battle it out for coins in this casual-friendly, combat-focused mode. The team that reaches the max limit first, or the team with the most cash banked at the end of the round, wins.

Unranked Tournament – A Cashout mode where four teams of three compete to find cashboxes and deposit them in vaults, in an unranked tournament format with three rounds and 24 players in total.

Ranked Tournament – A Cashout mode with four teams of three in a ranked tournament format with four rounds and 48 players in total.

Quick Cash – A casual-friendly variant of Cashout in a three-versus-three-versus-three format. This mode has longer matches, faster respawn timers, faster extraction times and only one vault at a time.

Practice Range – A place for contestants to test weapons, gadgets, movement-and of course, destruction.

Contestant Progression

The free Open Beta BattlePass will include 16 exclusive rewards that, if unlocked, will be transferred to the full game at launch.

Item progression will include five Mastery Levels per weapon.

League Progression – Five Leagues (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond) will include permanent rewards for each tier, along with an exclusive Legendary Diamond Weapon Skin reward for contestants who reach Diamond tier.

Even More Content – The open beta will feature 20 Weapons, 26 Gadgets and 9 abilities for contestants to choose from, as well as improvements to performance, movement, teamplay, and more.

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