"Dragon Ball FighterZ" has recently just gone into open beta with lots of promises of gameplay, modes, and a ton of characters to use. While all those did happen in the game, it looks like there is one thing Bandai Namco did not anticipate properly: server issues. Because of this, they may just even extend the open beta.
On the first day of its open beta, it was expected that a sizeable amount of people would be trying to get in. Unfortunately, most of those people only found themselves with a "failed to initialize network" error message. For those who got in, the road of server issues did not stop. Some complained that it took a while to get into an online match. Others could not even get into it.
In some cases, players would even get a blue screen crash whenever they win a fight. Although these may be excused as normal problems experienced in a beta version of a game, many thought the server issue was too extreme, indicating that the game may have been opened too early.
Bandai Namco has acknowledged the said problems via Tweet and Facebook post most concerning about network issues. In response to this, they mention that they will be keeping the servers live for those who are able to play. They also mentioned that the issue is not something they can easily address.
"Please note, that if we cannot address the issues within a decent amount of time, we will consider extending the Open Beta at Dragon Ball FighterZ," reads their official post on Facebook. While the extension is not guaranteed, many wish they would just extend it already.
If they would not, then there are at least a few days left after the open beta before the game gets an official release. The open beta, for now, will end on Jan. 16, 3 a.m. EST. The official game will be out by Jan. 26 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
