As detailed in a new video published on Monday, July 7, the Open Beta for Bungie’s upcoming shooter Destiny has been announced to go live on Thursday, July 17 next week for Sony’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.
What’s more, the Open Beta for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions of the game will go live closer to the end of the month on Wednesday, July 23, which we also established in late-June .
“ Explore the vast expanses of the world of Destiny , fight through riveting story missions, strike deep within enemy strongholds alongside a fireteam, or compete for glory against your fellow Guardians in the action-packed competitive multiplayer, ” the video’s description reads.
In order to gain access to Destiny’s Open Beta, you’ll first have to pre-order the game. As it currently stands, there are three different Editions of Destiny : Limited Edition , Ghost Edition and Digital Guardian Edition , which all offer a plethora of additional goodies respectively . The Ghost Edition in particular will have pre-order content that’ll be exclusive to the UK-based videogame retailer GAME .
Destiny is slated to launch worldwide on Tuesday, September 9 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360. A PC version of Destiny is currently “ a heavy point of discussion. ”
You can watch Destiny’s Open Beta announcement trailer via the embedded video below. We’ll bring you more news on the game’s development should further information reach our ears.