Arc System Works America announced on Thursday that the BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle open beta and demo are coming to Nintendo Switch, joining the PlayStation 4 open beta schedule. The Switch open beta and demo is available to ALL users! This is your weekend to grind your favorite characters, before the official release of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle on June 5th, 2018 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC).
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle‘s Switch open beta is launching on 5/10 at 22:00, and includes:
- 20 playable characters from across the BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena, UNIEL, and RWBYuniverses.
- BlazBlue
- Ragna
- Jin
- Noel
- Makoto
- Rachel
- Hazama
- Azrael
- Iron Tager
- No 13
- Es
- Persona 4 Arena
- Yu
- Yosuke
- Chie
- Yukiko
- UNIEL
- Hyde
- Linne
- Waldstein
- Gordeau
- RWBY
- Ruby
- Weiss
- BlazBlue
- Casual Lobby mode
- Tactics Mode (Tutorial & Practice Only)
- VS Mode against the CPU
For the full breakdown on dates and open beta contents, please refer to this chart:
| Type | Dates Available | Playable Characters | Available Modes |
| Online Demo Playable By All Users |
5/10 – 5/14 | 20 Characters | Casual Lobby Tactics Mode (Tutorial & Practice Only) VS Mode (CPU) |
| Offline Only Demo | 5/14 ~ | 4 Characters | Tactics Mode (Tutorial & Practice Only) VS Mode (CPU) |
The Nintendo Switch Open Beta and Demo joins the PlayStation 4 Open Beta and Demo, currently underway.
| Type | Dates Available | Playable Characters | Available Modes |
| Open Beta PSN Pre Orders |
5/9 – 5/12 | 20 Characters | Casual Lobby Tactics Mode (Tutorial & Practice Only) VS Mode (CPU) VS Mode (2P) ※PSN pre-orders only |
| Open Beta All PSN Users |
5/12 – 5/14 | 20 Characters | Casual Lobby Tactics Mode (Tutorial & Practice Only) VS Mode (CPU) VS Mode (2P) ※PSN pre-orders only |
After the open beta ends, an offline demo will become available to all PS4 owners for download. Digital PSN pre orders will be granted access to both the full 20 character beta roster, as well as access to the 2P VS mode. Non pre order demos will include 4 characters, 1 from each universes represented in the game, and VS mode against the CPU.
| Type | Dates Available | Playable Characters | Available Modes |
| Offline Only Demo (PS4) | 5/14 ~ | 4 Characters | Tactics Mode (Tutorial & Practice Only) VS Mode (CPU) |
| Offline Only Demo (PS4) (Pre-order bonus) |
5/14 ~ | 20 Characters | Tactics Mode (Tutorial & Practice Only) VS Mode (CPU) VS Mode (2P) ※PSN pre-orders only |
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle features a dream-team roster of characters that have never before been gathered in a single 2D fighting game. Featuring fighters pulled from the BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH EXE: LATE, and the RWBYuniverses, Cross Tag Battle‘s 2v2 tag based combat is perfect for fans of the genre.
