{"id":13701,"date":"2018-05-12T12:53:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-12T16:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=13701"},"modified":"2018-05-12T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-12T16:53:06","slug":"blazblue-cross-tag-battle-open-beta-and-demo-comes-to-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/05\/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-open-beta-and-demo-comes-to-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Open Beta and Demo Comes to Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arc System Works America announced on Thursday that the\u00a0<strong>BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle\u00a0<\/strong>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\u00a0<strong>BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle\u00a0<\/strong>on June 5th, 2018\u00a0for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle<\/strong>\u2018s Switch open beta is launching on 5\/10 at 22:00, and includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 playable characters from across the\u00a0<strong>BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena, UNIEL, and RWBY<\/strong>universes.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BlazBlue<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Ragna<\/li>\n<li>Jin<\/li>\n<li>Noel<\/li>\n<li>Makoto<\/li>\n<li>Rachel<\/li>\n<li>Hazama<\/li>\n<li>Azrael<\/li>\n<li>Iron Tager<\/li>\n<li>No 13<\/li>\n<li>Es<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Persona 4 Arena<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Yu<\/li>\n<li>Yosuke<\/li>\n<li>Chie<\/li>\n<li>Yukiko<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>UNIEL<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Hyde<\/li>\n<li>Linne<\/li>\n<li>Waldstein<\/li>\n<li>Gordeau<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>RWBY<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Ruby<\/li>\n<li>Weiss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Casual Lobby mode<\/li>\n<li>Tactics Mode (Tutorial &amp; Practice Only)<\/li>\n<li>VS Mode against the CPU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the full breakdown on dates and open beta contents, please refer to this chart:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" width=\"805\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"163\" \/>\n<col width=\"157\" \/>\n<col width=\"157\" \/>\n<col width=\"271\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Type&quot;}\"><strong>Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Dates Available&quot;}\"><strong>Dates Available<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Playable Characters&quot;}\"><strong>Playable Characters<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Available Modes&quot;}\"><strong>Available Modes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Open Beta\\nPSN Pre Orders&quot;}\"><strong>Online Demo<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Playable By All Users<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;5\/9 - 5\/12&quot;}\">5\/10 \u2013 5\/14<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;20 Characters&quot;}\">20 Characters<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Casual Lobby\\nTactics Mode (Tutorial &amp; 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Practice Only)\\nVS Mode (CPU)\\nVS Mode (2P) \u203bPSN pre-orders only&quot;}\">Casual Lobby<br \/>\nTactics Mode (Tutorial &amp; Practice Only)<br \/>\nVS Mode (CPU)<br \/>\nVS Mode (2P)\u00a0<strong>\u203bPSN pre-orders only<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Open Beta\\nAll Users&quot;}\"><strong>Open Beta<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>All PSN Users<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;5\/12 - 5\/14&quot;}\">5\/12 \u2013 5\/14<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;20 Characters&quot;}\">20 Characters<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Casual Lobby\\nTactics Mode (Tutorial &amp; Practice Only)\\nVS Mode (CPU)\\nVS Mode (2P) \u203bPSN pre-orders only&quot;}\">Casual Lobby<br \/>\nTactics Mode (Tutorial &amp; Practice Only)<br \/>\nVS Mode (CPU)<br \/>\nVS Mode (2P)\u00a0<strong>\u203bPSN pre-orders only<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<table dir=\"ltr\" border=\"1\" width=\"809\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"163\" \/>\n<col width=\"157\" \/>\n<col width=\"157\" \/>\n<col width=\"271\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Type&quot;}\"><strong>Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Dates Available&quot;}\"><strong>Dates Available<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Playable Characters&quot;}\"><strong>Playable Characters<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Available Modes&quot;}\"><strong>Available Modes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Offline Only Demo (PS4)&quot;}\"><strong>Offline Only Demo (PS4)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;5\/14 ~&quot;}\">5\/14 ~<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;4 Characters&quot;}\">4 Characters<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Tactics Mode (Tutorial &amp; Practice Only)\\nVS Mode (CPU)&quot;}\">Tactics Mode (Tutorial &amp; Practice Only)<br \/>\nVS Mode (CPU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Offline Only Demo (PS4)\\n(Pre-order bonus)&quot;}\"><strong>Offline Only Demo (PS4)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(Pre-order bonus)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;5\/14 ~&quot;}\">5\/14 ~<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;20 Characters&quot;}\">20 Characters<\/td>\n<td data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Tactics Mode (Tutorial &amp; Practice Only)\\nVS Mode (CPU)\\nVS Mode (2P) \u203bPSN pre-orders only&quot;}\">Tactics Mode (Tutorial &amp; Practice Only)<br \/>\nVS Mode (CPU)<br \/>\nVS Mode (2P)\u00a0<strong>\u203bPSN pre-orders only<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle<\/strong>\u00a0features a dream-team roster of characters that have never before been gathered in a single 2D fighting game. Featuring fighters pulled from the\u00a0<strong>BlazBlue<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Persona 4 Arena<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH EXE: LATE<\/strong>, and the\u00a0<strong>RWBY<\/strong>universes,\u00a0<strong>Cross Tag Battle<\/strong><strong>\u2018s<\/strong>\u00a02v2 tag based combat is perfect for fans of the genre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arc System Works America announced on Thursday that the\u00a0BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle\u00a0open 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\u00a0BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle\u00a0on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1530,419],"tags":[707,2072,1789,1402],"class_list":["post-13701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-switch","category-playstation-4","tag-arc-system-works","tag-blazblue-cross-tag-battle","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-playstation-4"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blazblue_cross_tag_battle_wide.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-3yZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13441,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2018\/04\/arc-system-works-unveils-blazblue-cross-tag-battle-collectors-edition\/","url_meta":{"origin":13701,"position":0},"title":"Arc System Works unveils BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Collector&#8217;s Edition","date":"April 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Arc System Works unveiled new details about the release of the collector's edition of the team anime fighting game, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle for the Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). 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