Ubisoft has announced on their official website for "Tom Clancy's The Division" that the new open beta will officially begin this coming Friday, Feb. 19, and will continue until Sunday, Feb.21. Xbox One players will be given 24-hour early access and can begin their open beta session starting Feb. 18.
Players will also be able to pre-load the game starting Feb. 16. This will allow players to download and install the beta content as early as possible, ensuring they can jump immediately into the game when the beta launches instead of having to waste several hours downloading.
Several encryptions and locks will ensure players cannot access the downloaded content until the servers go live during the open beta on Feb. 19.
The website also entices players from the closed beta to come back for the open beta testing period as participants of the open beta will receive special in-game rewards that will be unlocked when the game officially launches in March. The open beta also has a new story mission, one that was not available for testing during the closed beta phase.
Unlike the closed beta, which was only available for a select number of players, the open beta will allow every player to give the game a try and to submit their feedback to the developers. Coming from a larger group of testers the developers will be able to get better data regarding which aspects of the game needs improvements and which bugs or glitches still exist and need immediate resolutions.
According to a report from CrossMap, the closed beta testing revealed several issues in the game, such as rampant cheating in the PC version of the game. Ubisoft has since confirmed that resolutions to prevent this problem from occuring have been made and will be implemented when the game is released.
"Tom Clancy's The Division" will release for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One on March 8.
