Active arc system will organize a Guilty Gear Strive Open beta testing cross-play for PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. The company will launch a beta client that will allow PlayStation and PC users to battle each other in a fighting game. The test will begin on October 13, 2022, at 21:00 (9pm ET) and end on October 17, 2022, at 3am ET.
The cross-play beta client will appear as a separate entity from the existing full game. Those wanting to test the PlayStation-PC connection will have to download the standalone client on the PlayStation Store and/or Steam.
The client will contain 21 playable characters including all 15 launch characters, 5 DLC characters from the first Season Pass and the latest addition, Bridget. That means all testers will be able to try out the DLC characters even if they haven’t purchased them in the full game.
Crossplay for Guilty Gear Strive was originally limited to PS5 and PS4 as part of the same family of consoles. After the open beta testing is over, Arc System Works will finally add cross-platform multiplayer between the PlayStation and PC versions to the full game with an updated patch in the future.
Arc System Works revealed at Tokyo Game Show 2022 that it will bring Guilty Gear Strive coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox One in Spring 2023. However, the company has yet to announce whether the Xbox versions will support cross-play. While fighting games also have a entertainment community in Japan, the company did not announce cross-play between Japanese arcade visitors with global consoles and PC users.
Guilty Gear Strive available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC and arcades. Arc System Works will also bring the game to Xbox Series X and Xbox One in the spring of 2023. PlayStation-PC cross-play open beta testing will take place October 13-17, 2022.
