In just 13 days, fans of Monster Hunter will embark on a new journey in Monster Hunter Wilds when it launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series consoles and PC on February 28. Currently, fans are going through the second phase of the Open Beta, which was extended in response to the PlayStation Network being down.
It's better to know now if your machine can't handle Monster Hunter Wilds
When Wilds does launch, it'll mark the first time that a mainline Monster Hunter title will release on PC on day-and-date. Previously, there was a several month gap between World's release on consoles and PC. Additionally, crossplay has been confirmed as a launch day feature, meaning all platforms can hunt together.
It's certainly an ambitious proposition, but it's one that Capcom has been prepared for, owing to Monster Hunter's roots on handheld systems.
In an interview with Games Radar, and as cited in a separate piece by PC Gamer, Monster Hunter Wilds producer Ryozo Tsujimoto discussed the team's experience with online infrastructure, including its early ventures on the PS2 and how that has helped them all these years later.
While Monster Hunter was playable online on PS2, it wasn't...
