We don’t yet have confirmation on Japanese pre-orders, but we’ll be sure to update this article if any new information surfaces. So if you live in North America you’ll need a digital pre-order to get into the open beta a little earlier, but in Europe a physical pre-order will also grant early access. For pre-order users, the early access will start at 8:00 am on 13th January and end on 14th January at 7:59 am. The confusion occurred because in North America only digital pre-orders from XBL and PSN get early access to the open beta, while in Europe physical pre-orders also get early access. The Open Beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ is set to go live on 14th January but if youve pre-ordered the game then youll gain early access to the beta on 13th January instead. After downloading the early access unlock, download the beta client from the PSN or XBL store and you'll be able to play once the early access begins on January 13. Once you've pre-ordered, you need to go to the PSN or XBL store and download the specially marked "early access" version of the demo. Preorders will get early access from Jan 13th. Beerus, Hit and Goku Black join the roster of Dragon Ball FighterZ And the Open Beta will take place January 14th to 15th. Those who pre-ordered the game will be able to get in a day early on January 13. To get into the open beta a day early, you need to pre-order the game from PSN or Xbox Live in the US (physical pre-orders work in Europe). All players will be able to access the open beta from January 14 to January 15. However, it was later revealed that only digital pre-orders via PSN and the Xbox Live Marketplace would get early access to the open beta.
At the time, only physical pre-orders were available, which meant that all PS4 and Xbox One physical pre-orders would get early access to the open beta.
Back in August the trailers out of Gamescom indicated that all pre-orders for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Dragon Ball FighterZ would include early access to the open beta on January 13.