Monster Hunter Wilds beta extended following major PSN outage
Capcom has revealed plans to extend theMonster Hunter Wildsbeta after PS5 players couldn’t access the game due to PSN outages.
On July 28, 2025,PSN servers suddenly went offlineand were down for 20 hours, leaving Monster Hunter Wilds fans in the dark. PlayStation players who were looking forward to enjoying a weekend of huntingArkveld and Chatacabrawere quickly left disappointed.
While Sony has revealed itscompensation plansfor all those impacted, many Hunters have yet to delve into Monster Hunter Wilds. This is a shame for any players who are on the fence aboutpre-ordering the gameor just want to claim some free rewards ahead of launch.
Monster Hunter Wilds beta extension
On August 09, 2025, Capcom revealed that it has plans to extend the beta period. In response to the outage, the official Monster Hunter X accountissued the following statement:
“Hunters, we’re pleased to confirm that due to the PlayStation Network outage that occurred during the first week of OBT2, we’re extending the second week of OBT2 by +24 hours on all platforms!”
The new beta period will now run from February 13, 7pm PT / February 14, 3am GMT and February 17, 6:59 pm PT / Feb. 18, 2:59 am GMT.
It’s also important to note, that the Wilds OBT 2 came withexclusive free rewardslike Shock Traps, Armor Spheres, and more. There’s even a cute Palico pendant that you can equip on all your weapons, so as you can imagine, players don’t want to miss out on these free rewards.
So, even if you missed the beta weekend due to the PSN outages, be sure to check outhow you access the beta during these dates. Before you ready yourself for the future beta tests, check out ourMonster Hunter Wilds monster rosterand all the weapons that will be available at launch.
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