Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test 2 Pre-Download Starts

The pre-download for the highly anticipated Monster Hunter Wilds open beta test has begun today, Thursday, February 6th.

This second test will be held twice: the first session from Thursday, February 7th at 12:00 PM to Sunday, February 10th, and the second session from Friday, February 14th at 12:00 PM to Sunday, February 17th.

Pre-load for #MHWilds OBT2 is available now on all platforms. OBT2 begins Feb 6, 7pm PT / Feb 7, 3am GMT!

A reminder that game improvements covered in the Pre-launch Community Update, including performance, weapon changes & more, are not in OBT2, but will be live at launch. pic.twitter.com/VswmOU0f3B
— Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) February 6, 2025

In addition to the character creation, story experience quests, and Dosjaghi hunt quest that were well-received in the previous test, this time, the new monster “Gypceros” and the main monster of this title, “Arkveld” will make their appearance!

The Monster Hunter Wilds open beta test will be conducted on PC (Steam), Xbox Series X/S, and PS5 platforms. Pre-download is already available, and the test periods are as mentioned above.

The release date for Monster Hunter Wilds has been set for Friday, February 28th, 2025.