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Concord Beta: start time and preload details

Take the upcoming hero shooter for a spin

Marco Wutz

Firewalk Studios

Firewalk’s upcoming hero shooter Concord is about to become playable thanks to its “Early Access Beta” – what a term, huh? – on PC and PS5. This will be followed by an Open Beta shortly afterwards, which will be available on both platforms as well.

Table of Contents

  1. Concord Early Access Beta: Who is eligible?
  2. Concord Early Access Beta: start time and preload
  3. Concord Open Beta: Who is eligible?
  4. Concord Open Beta: start time and preload

The version of Concord available during these tests will contain 16 playable characters, four maps, and three different game modes. For the Open Beta, an additional map and mode will become available.

Find the full details on the Concord Early Access as well as Open Beta, including their start times and preload opportunities below.

Concord Early Access Beta: Who is eligible?

You are eligible to participate in the Concord Early Access Beta if you’ve preordered the title on PC or PS5. In addition, everyone with a PS Plus membership can take part in the test as well.

Concord Early Access Beta: start time and preload

The Concord Early Access Beta runs from July 12, 2024, at 10am PT to July 14, 2024. Check below to find out what that means for your timezone:

  • July 12, 2024, 10am PT
  • July 12, 2024, 12pm CT
  • July 12, 2024, 1pm ET
  • July 12, 2024, 6pm BST
  • July 12, 2024, 7pm CEST
  • July 12, 2024, 10:30pm IST
  • July 13, 2024, 1am CST
  • July 13, 2024, 2am KST/JST
  • July 13, 2024, 3am AEST
  • July 13, 2024, 5am NZST

There will not be any preload opportunities on PC, but PS5 players can download the game from July 11, 2024, 10am PT onwards. Check the table above for the corresponding time in your timezone.

Concord Open Beta: Who is eligible?

Everyone with a PC that fulfills the system requirements or a PS5 will be able to participate in the Concord Open Beta, so there is no need to preorder the game to take it for a spin ahead of launch.

Concord Open Beta: start time and preload

The Concord Open Beta runs from July 18, 2024, at 10am PT to July 21, 2024. Check below to find out what that means for your timezone:

  • July 18, 2024, 10am PT
  • July 18, 2024, 12pm CT
  • July 18, 2024, 1pm ET
  • July 18, 2024, 6pm BST
  • July 18, 2024, 7pm CEST
  • July 18, 2024, 10:30pm IST
  • July 19, 2024, 1am CST
  • July 19, 2024, 2am KST/JST
  • July 19, 2024, 3am AEST
  • July 19, 2024, 5am NZST

Once again, you won’t be able to preload the beta on PC, but PS5 owners may start downloading Concord on July 17, 2024, at 10am PT – refer to the times above to find out what that means for your timezone.

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Marco Wutz

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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