An open beta event for the upcoming Battlefield: Hardline will be popping off February 3 through February 8 on every console known to man (these are the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and PC). But where is the Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, you might ask? Well, the press release assures us that the beta will include the Xbox One™, “the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft”, so don’t even worry about that, fellas.

The beta will encompass the entire multiplayer progression, three maps and three game modes. Hotwire, Conquest, and Heist matches will be available, as well as a “first look” at a mode called Hacker, even though one paragraph earlier the release stated three modes, so who knows to what capacity this will be in the beta.

My Thoughts: This open beta is very open indeed. Looks like I’m going to be playing my first Battlefield game ever on February 3…