The official release of Monster Hunter Wilds is months away, but the hit franchise’s first mainline sequel built from the ground up for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S will be available to try for free near the end of October in its first open beta test.

Capcom announced a round of Monster Hunter Wilds beta tests for PS5 and another for Xbox and PC via Steam, and they’re just around the corner

Here's the global and early access release dates and times for the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, and everything else we know about the open beta.