Dragon Ball FighterZ Switch open beta details confirmed for the west

Earlier today, we heard that the online beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ will be held next week in Japan. Bandai Namco has followed up with details for the west.

The beta can be pre-loaded now in Europe, and will be up later today in North America. It will then be going live on August 10 in all major regions (evening of August 9 on the West Coast).

Here’s the full rundown of the beta’s schedule from Bandai Namco:

August 3: Release the Open Beta on the eShop for pre-load only (players will be able to begin downloading the Open Beta client on this day).

August 9 at 9 PM PT / August 10 at 12 AM ET / August 10 at 5 AM in the UK: Official release of the Open Beta on the Nintendo eShop and start of the Open Beta session (all players can now launch the game and have access to the online game servers).

August 11 at 11:59 PM PT / August 12 at 2:59 AM ET / August 12 at 7:59 AM in the UK: The Open Beta period ends.

The Dragon Ball FighterZ online beta will feature 23 characters. Arena Match, Ring Match, and Ring Party Match modes will be included, along with Practice Battle Tutorial mode.

Source: Bandai Namco PR