Call Of Duty: Vanguard Open Beta Date

The Call of Duty: Vanguard beta volition be playable across several weekends ahead of release.

Post-obit on the PS4-sectional Vanguard alpha from late last month, the beta will feature more than multiplayer modes, maps and operators.

This page will cover the Vanguard beta times and how to admission it, as well equally as pre-load times and what's in offering for the following weekends.

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When does the Call of Duty: Vanguard beta end? Call of Duty: Vanguard beta end date on PS4, Xbox One and PC
When is the Vanguard beta? Telephone call of Duty: Vanguard beta start time, end time in U.k. / BST, CEST, EDT and PDT explained
Call of Duty: Vanguard beta pre-load times and download size
Call of Duty: Vanguard beta access explained
What's featured in the Call of Duty: Vanguard beta?

Call of Duty: Vanguard - Multiplayer Trailer

When does the Phone call of Duty: Vanguard beta end? Call of Duty: Vanguard beta finish date on PS4, Xbox One and PC

UPDATE (September 20th): Publisher Activision has announced the Call of Duty: Vanguard beta end date is now Midweek, September 22nd - two days later than originally planned - at the post-obit end times:

Uk: 6pm (BST)
Europe: 7pm (CEST)
East Coast United states: 1pm (EDT)
Due west Coast The states: 10am (PDT)

ORIGINAL Study: The Call of Duty: Vanguard beta is bachelor beyond two weekends - offset exclusively for PS4, the second across PS4, Xbox I and PC.

Of class, this also applies to current-gen consoles (PS5 and both Xbox Series S and Series X). The dates are as follows:

First Vanguard beta weekend dates (PS4 just):

Fri, September tenth to Monday, September 13th: Early Admission on PS4 (beta access required)

Second Vanguard beta weekend dates (PS4, Xbox One and PC):

Thursday, September 16th to Fri, September 17th: Open Beta on PS4 (free for PS4 players), Early Access on Xbox + PC (beta admission required)
Saturday, September 18th to Monday, September 20th: Open up Beta on PS4, Xbox One, PC (costless for all players)

In addition, the second Vanguard beta weekend will characteristic crossplay between all 3 platforms on the corresponding dates.

When is the Vanguard beta? Phone call of Duty: Vanguard beta start fourth dimension, finish time in U.k. / BST, CEST, EDT and PDT explained

The Vanguard beta start times and terminate times for both Early Admission and Open Beta periods across all platforms on both weekends are as follows.:

UK: 6pm (BST)
Europe: 7pm (CEST)
East Coast United states of america: 1pm (EDT)
West Coast US: 10am (PDT)

Telephone call of Duty: Vanguard beta pre-load times and download size

Alongside the above showtime times, you can also kickoff downloading the Early Access Beta early on to be all gear up and leap into the game as shortly as it launches.

The Black Ops Common cold War beta pre-load kicked off on Tuesday, September seventh for PS4/PS5 owners after the multiplayer reveal stream at the following start times:

Uk: 6pm (BST)
Europe: 7pm (CEST)
East Coast Us: 1pm (EDT)
West Coast Us: 10am (PDT)

In case you were wondering well-nigh download size for the first weekend, information technology's the same for both PS4 and PS5 (thanks to @PlaystationSize on Twitter for the datamine).

That existence said, in that location are some slight differences depending on your region, which you can run into below:

US: 8.489 GB
Eu: 8.936 GB
Asia: 8.346 GB
JP: 8.235 GB

Call of Duty: Vanguard beta access explained

As it was the case during the Black Ops Common cold War beta, pre-ordering any edition either digitally or through select retailers will grant you the Vanguard beta access on the Thursday and Friday before the open beta kicks off over at the weekend. PS4 has early access available on the first weekend, and Xbox One and PC on the 2nd.

If you don't pre-order, all the same, y'all tin nevertheless play the Vanguard beta - you simply have to await for the open beta dates that follow.

If you're interested in multiplayer, we take lists of the Operators and multiplayer maps, too every bit the all-time Vanguard weapons, including the best STG44 loadout, all-time MP40 loadout and all-time Automaton loadout, best BAR loadout, best Combat Shotgun loadout, best Blazon 100 loadout, and best Kar98k loadouts. In other modes, we tin explain the best zombies builds and best covenants.

What's featured in the Telephone call of Duty: Vanguard beta?

The Vanguard beta is focused entirely on multiplayer, with confirmation of several modes and features that weren't bachelor in the blastoff, which focused entirely effectually Champion Hill. At a glance, hither's what to expect:

Traditional modes include Team Deathmatch, Domination and Kill Confirmed, alongside Champion Hill (Solos, Duos and Trios)
New game manner called Patrol (based on Hardpoint) to be available from Saturday of Weekend 1
Search and Destroy to be available during Weekend 2
5 maps including Champion Hill, Hotel Majestic, Gavutu, Ruddy Star and Eagle'south Nest (the latter available during Weekend 2)

In order: Hotel Royal, Gavutu and Red Star

Six operators to choose from
As for weapons, in that location will be three rotating weapon sets in Champion Hill, as well as a level thirty cap for all available weapons in regular multiplayer (PlayStation players get 12 loadout slots instead of ten for other platforms)
Lastly, a feature chosen Combat Pacing will allow players to cull between Tactical (6v6), Assault (20-28 players) and Rush (28-48 players) matches

Lastly, those who take function in the beta and reach level 20 volition receive a weapon blueprint for both Vanguard and Warzone (the former receiving it on release while it volition get in to Warzone once the new main map launches later in the year). Call of Duty: Mobile players will receive the Arthur Kingsley Operator shortly after the end of the beta.