There will be a stress test for Fallout 76 – even before the beta. This will start >soon, unfortunately no one outside of North America can participate. And there are more restrictions.
As already hinted by Bethesda, there will be a stress test for Fallout 76 even before the official beta. In a few days, a small selection of testers will gain access to the servers.
Unfortunately, this test is only for Xbox players and only for a limited group that will be drawn. Additionally, the test is not open to European players.
Selection for participants is very limited
These are the conditions for the early test: To be able to test Fallout 76 before the beta, you must
- be a member of the Xbox Insider Program,
- live in North America,
- have pre-ordered the game
- and have a Gold membership.
Even if you meet these requirements, there is no guaranteed access. Access will be drawn among all players who meet these conditions.
What is the Xbox Insider Program? Any Xbox player can sign up for the program. This gives you the opportunity to test system updates, features, and games that are still in development.
When will the stress test take place? On Saturday, October 13, the first test will start. There is no exact time yet. How long the servers will be online is also unknown.
Stress test runs differently than the beta
These are the differences to the beta of Fallout 76: The stress test of Fallout 76 differs in several points from the beta. Although it is also the full game,
- it is an earlier version,
- the progress of players will not carry over to the final game
- and testers are subject to a non-disclosure agreement.
No further gameplay videos are to be expected. Recently, there was a press event, from which there is a lot of gameplay to see.
Could there be further tests before the beta? There are no details on this yet. Since the beta for Xbox players starts on October 23, it is rather unlikely.
PC and PS4 players will likely have to wait until October 30. Then the beta will start for them. Here you will find all important information about the Fallout 76 beta.
