Updated on February 10:The extra day of Monster Hunter Wilds PS5 beta has now been officiallyconfirmed. It will take place betweenFebruary 13 at 7pm PT and February 14 at 6:59pm PT. The original story is as follows.
Summary
Capcom is considering holding anotherMonster Hunter Wildsbeta test due to the recent PlayStation Network outage. The interruption of service messed with the ongoingMonster Hunter Wildsopen beta, preventing PS5 users from playing it for a whole day.
ThesecondMonster Hunter Wildsopen betalaunched for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on February 6, at 10pm ET. A day later, the PlayStation Network went offline, making all online games on Sony’s consoles unplayable. Sony took approximately 24 hours to restore its servers, which were back up and running in the late evening hours (ET) on Saturday, February 8.
In a subsequent statement, Capcom thanked fans for remaining patient whileSony worked to restore the PlayStation Network. The developer also acknowledged that the outage resulted in the secondMonster Hunter Wildsbeta test being shorter than planned. As a result, Capcom is currently considering running a bonus test for PS5 users, which would make up for the 24 hours lost due to the PSN service interruption. However, these plans aren’t yet set in stone, with the company merely stating it will provide more details at a later date.
Capcom’s Statement on the PlayStation Network Outage
Capcom Has More Than One Reason to Hold a Bonus Monster Hunter Wilds Beta
In the meantime, the secondMonster Hunter Wildsopen beta is still scheduled to conclude at 9:59 ET on February 9. Holding a bonus test would allow Capcom to compensate fans for time lost during the PSN outage, but that’s not the only reason the company might consider such a move. The main goal of the ongoing beta is to stress-test Capcom’s server infrastructure—a task that may not have been completed to a satisfactory degree due to the PSN service interruption cutting the planned beta period by one-third. On the other hand, thesecondMonster Hunter Wildsbeta was still fairly populareven without PS5 users, opening to over 225,000 concurrent players on Steam alone.
Monster Hunter Wildsis scheduled for release on February 28. Therefore, if Capcom wants to hold a bonus open beta for PS5 users, it will need to commit to a concrete date for the additional test sooner rather than later, possibly as early as the week of February 10.
Sony has not yet provided any concrete details on what caused the early February 2025 PlayStation Network outage, and it’s currently unclear whether it plans to do so at all. The company said that allPlayStation Plus members will be compensated for the 24-hour PSN outageby having their subscriptions automatically extended by five days.
