What you need to know
- The Ghost Recon Breakpoint beta will launch on September 5.
- The beta will be open to anyone who preorders the game..
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint is available to preorder now for $60.
If you were hoping to get some hands on time with Ghost Recon Breakpoint ahead of its launch, a date is now set for the game's beta test. Starting September 5, anyone who preorders Breakpoint will be able to take part in its beta, Ubisoft revealed at its E3 2019 press conference today.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint places players back into the boots of Ghosts, an elite military unit. You're stranded behind enemy lines on the island of Aurora, where you'll have to fight against a group of former ghosts led by a character played by The Punisher's Jon Bernthal. On the island, you'll be able to fight back solo or as part of a team made up of up to four players as you battle through an environment littered with a mixture of advanced technology and open wildlands.
The beta comes just a month before Ghost Recon Breakpoint's expected October 4 release. The game will be available across PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. If you want to take part, you can preorder Ghost Recon Breakpoint now for $60.
A covert operations shooter
Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a military shooter set in a diverse and hostile open world. The game can be played solo or with up to four players. You'll discover Auroa, a mysterious island where the most technically advanced facilities meet untamed nature. It houses the headquarters of Skell Technology, which has fallen into the wrong hands.
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