Tekken 8 aims to be a graphical benchmarkĭuring an interview late last year, the director and creator of the saga, Katsuhiro Harada, talked about the importance of graphics in this edition of the game. This event will give professional players a chance to try out the game and provide feedback to the developers. For now, fans can look forward to the Closed Alpha Test that will take place at Combo Breaker 2023. Some sources suggest that the upcoming Summer Game Fest would be an excellent venue for the announcement of this test, next week on June 8th. The intent here is to test Tekken 8's network play, and the game's new mechanics, and you'll be asked to participate in a survey at the end of it.Tekken 8 playtest spotted on SteamDB /gpVnENmaHI- Wario64 May 30, 2023įor now, and without any official information from the studio, there is no date as to when this test will be available for play. Even though there's no gurantee you'll be picked, it's well worth registering for the network test anyway. Spots are limited, so it's all first come, first served.

For the first one, that's going to be on July 21, and July 29 for the latter. This one kicks off Friday, July 28 at 1am PT / 4am ET / 9am BST / 10am CEST, wrapping up on Monday, July 31 at 12am PT / 3am ET / 8am BST / 9am CEST.ĭuring each session, you can expect servers to go down for three hours for maintenance. Week 2 will bring in PC, and Xbox Series X/S players - but PlayStation 5 players can also join in for a second go. It ends Monday, July 24 at 12am PT / 3am ET / 8am BST / 9am CEST. It kicks off Friday, July 21 at 1am PT / 4am ET / 9am BST / 10am CEST. The Tekken 8 closed network test will be available over two sessions. Unfortunately, the test is only meant for 1v1 ranked matches, so you won't be able to do much of anything else.

This is going to be a meaty package, too, with 16 characters to choose from, five stages, and cross-platform matchmaking. The test will be available on all three platforms the game is releasing on - so PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Tekken 8 is getting a closed network test next month, Bandai Namco announced today.

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