The Valorant beta on Xbox and PlayStation is launching in select regions for players to try out – here’s when and how you can play.
A console port for the PC game has been a long time in the making, with Riot teasing it in recent years and posting several job openings for positions involving game development on current-gen hardware.
Here’s everything you need to know about how to sign up, when the beta starts, which maps you can play, and more.
Beta start date
The The Valorant console beta starts on June 14, 2024. Riot has yet to confirm how long it will run and whether or not there will be an outage between the closed beta and the official release.
Where can you play the beta?
Beta for the console version of Valorant will be available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan. It will be played on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Riot said it could launch in other regions around the world shortly after this run ends.
How to sign in to the Valorant console beta
Players can find out if they are eligible for the beta and sign up for access via the Valorant beta website.
Riot hasn’t given a time frame for when it will leave beta and be fully released on consoles. However, when the beta game came to PC, the full release only took a few months to reach 1.0.
Will Valorant have cross-play?
According to a statement provided by Dexerto, Valorant will not have crossplay between console and PC players for “competitive integrity” reasons. However, if they are on the same account, players can connect and share inventory across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.
Progress will also be tied to Valorant player accounts and tracked across different hardware.
In addition, skins and agents will be released simultaneously by Riot on various platforms, including patches and other features for live services.
All maps in console beta
Console players will be able to play ranked later through a future patch. The maps below are for Unrated, Swiftplay and Deathmatch modes only:
- June 14th: Abyss, Ascent, Bind, Haven
- June 25th: Sunset
- July 9: Lotus
- July 23rd: Refrigerator
You will be able to continue playing from June 14th Ascent, Bind, Haven and Abyss, which is a new map in Valorant. Haven was brought back into the Valorant map pool with patch 8.11, while Breeze and Split were replaced.
Riot GamesOn June 25th, the 9.00 patch will start and bring Sunset map for console players. This will be followed by Lotus on July 9th and Icebox on July 23rd. Starting with update 9.0, Riot will add a new map to each patch.
All TDM maps like District, Kasbah, Piazza and Drift will also be playable. And if you want to play maps that are left out of the map pool, go to the Custom Games section.
All game modes in beta
Beta players will have access to the following game modes in the Valorant console:
- Not rated
- Swift Play
- A fight to the death
- Team fight to the death
- Own games
- Competitive
Competitive mode will arrive for consoles in patch 9.0. Console players can also check out the newly introduced Basic Training Tutorial – a new training experience that walks you through the basics of the game such as shooting, agent abilities, match format and more.
Be sure to check out our best controller settings for Valorant console beta to get the upper hand in your matches. And if you’re looking for the perfect reticle to use, check out the best reticles used by VCT pros.