What time does the Concord beta start?

Missed the Harmony beta throughout early entry? Excellent news: Whereas Harmony’s first weekend was solely accessible to PS Plus subscribers and those that pre-ordered the sport, the second weekend of playtime for the don’t-call-it-Overwatch shooter a full open beta, accessible to anybody who needs to play.

Right here’s when you possibly can play the Harmony open beta, and what you possibly can count on from the second weekend.

Harmony open beta begin time in your time zone

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The Harmony open beta is offered on PlayStation 5 and Home windows PC and begins on Thursday, July 18 at 1 pm ET. Right here’s the Harmony beta begin time in your time zone:

• 10 a.m PDT for the west coast of North America
• 1 p.m. EDT for the east coast of North America
• 6 p.m. BST for the U.Ok.
• 7 p.m. CEST for western Europe / Paris
• 2 a.m. JST on July 19 for Tokyo

You’ll be able to pre-download the open beta beginning Wednesday, July 17, at 1 pm ET. Questioning in case your PC can deal with it? Right here’s a rundown of the required PC specs for Harmony.

When does the Harmony open beta finish?

Harmony’s open beta runs by way of Sunday, July 21, although neither developer Firewalk Studios nor writer PlayStation Studios have introduced a selected finish time.

For context, the early entry beta ended at 3 pm ET on Monday, July 15, however solely as a result of Firewalk prolonged its availability — so it’s potential the identical may occur right here.

What to anticipate from the Harmony open beta

All the pieces from the early entry beta will probably be playable through the open beta, plus one further map and one further mode. For the open beta, meaning you’ll have entry to:

• 16 characters (or “freegunners,” to make use of the sport’s parlance)
• 5 maps, together with the 4 from the early entry beta (Freewater, Water Hazard, Star Chamber, Shock Danger) plus one new one (Bone Mines)
• 4 modes: Trophy Hunt, that’s the closest factor to a typical deathmatch; Cargo Run, a mode with out respawns that requires capturing and defending a zone; Conflict Level, one other mode with out respawns that’s contingent on combating the enemy staff for management of a single space; and the newly added Space Management, that’s principally a multi-zone king of the hill (with respawns)

Does Harmony progress carry over?

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If you happen to performed the early entry beta, your progress will carry over to the open beta.

However don’t get your hopes up — your progress from both beta is not going to carry over to the complete launch. You’ll, nonetheless, get a weapon appeal and profile card beauty to be used when Harmony launches on PS5 and Home windows PC on Tuesday, August 23.