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Capcom quietly updates the Monster Hunter Wilds beta listing on Steam, indicating a possible expansion playtest

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Capcom quietly updates the Monster Hunter Wilds beta listing on Steam, indicating a possible expansion playtest

Capcom still hasn't announced a release date for Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, the Sunbreak-scale DLC that was revealed in February, but it seems like we might be getting a chance to sample the expansion before too long. A recent Steam listing update has provided a strong reason to suspect that there'll be a public beta for Ascendance available ahead of its launch in 2027.

As SteamDB changelogs show, the Steam app entry for Monster Hunter Wilds' 2024 public beta was quietly updated early this morning to change the app's name from "Monster Hunter Wilds Beta test" to "Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Beta test." Similarly, the listing's visual assets were updated to feature key art of a hunter facing an Arateka, one of the new monsters being introduced in the expansion.

And sure enough, while the Wilds beta was removed from player libraries after it ended, it's possible for users who'd previously played it to confirm its listing changes within the Steam app by viewing their own played games from their Steam profile. I just looked. It says Ascendance right there.

As the previous Wilds beta consisted of a repackaged demo build, it's likely that an Ascendance beta would follow suit: I'd expect a similar set of hunts to what in-person attendees were able to get hands-on time with at Tokyo Game Show in September, offering a chance to try out the new Boost Bracer weapon mechanics in Master Rank combat.

If a beta does materialize, it'll hopefully be a smoother experience than what beta hunters got in 2024.


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