2K Games announces Open Beta for Evolve which will be exclusive to Xbox One

The Open Beta for the game starts at January 15th 2015.

The anticipated creation of 2K Games and Turtle Rock Studios , Evolve’s development is now on the verge of completion since the open beta for the game has been scheduled for January 15th made exclusive to the owners of Xbox One. This leaves the PS4 and PC players eligible for a closed technical test that is limited to only a few select people who qualified for the alpha from earlier this year. This isn’t some small demo either, entire sections of the game will be unlocked for players to test out. Furthermore, any characters or items unlocked in the Evolve open beta will be carried over to the main game upon release, giving Xbox One players a big head start compared to those on PS4 and PC.

2K Games releases details on the content of the Open Beta

2K Games lays out exactly what will be featured in the Evolve open beta, saying “fans can play Evolve’s “Hunt” game mode with access to the first two monsters (Goliath and Kraken) and first eight hunters (Markov, Maggie, Val, Hank, Hyde, Griffin, Lazarus, and Bucket) across all 12 maps that support “Hunt” and are included at the time of launch. That is eight more maps than people played during the Big Alpha! Starting on January 17th players can get their hands on “Evacuation” for the first time! “Evacuation” is Evolve’s dynamic campaign that combines the full array of maps and modes in a unique experience that is different every time you play.”

The open beta is meant to test the multiplayer servers for the game, so offline mode will be disabled. However, 2K Games has revealed that the entire game will be available offline upon release. Some other clarifications include the fact that players will not be receiving exclusive skins or medals for participating in any of these tests, and that players can record and broadcast any gameplay they wish during the Evolve open beta.

When it comes to the selection of the players from PC and PS4 background, the PC owners who were a part of the Big Alpha can step right in where as the PS4 players will need to check their e-mails to determine if they have got in or not. Also, PC players who already own Left 4 Dead 2 or Bioshock Infinite on Steam will be able to participate. For now we can say that the game appears to be quite enterprising and all players are tempted to get their hands on the Open Beta. For details on the games new map system click here.