Fallout 76 beta: Start date and times for PC, PS4, and Xbox One

Fallout 76 is less than a month away, and that means it’s time for Bethesda Softworks to rev up the hype machine for the post-apocalyptic role-playing game series’ first foray into online gaming. The publisher is kicking off its marketing while simultaneously testing the games online stability with a live beta test. The Fallout 76 “B.E.T.A” (the Break-It Early Test Application) is coming first to the Xbox One, but it’ll soon hit PlayStation 4 and PC as well. If you’re wondering exactly when that’ll happen, then you’re in the right place.

First, it’s important to note exactly how the beta will work. Fallout 76 is not going to run 24 hours a day for its entire testing period. Instead, developer Bethesda Game Studios is planning to make it live for four-to-eight hours each day. This should force players to all get on at the same time, which will stress the servers.