Early Access begins [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Help/Article/45831]early next week[/url] for players who have pre-ordered Destiny 2 on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Starting today, qualifying players may begin pre-loading the Destiny 2 Beta Client onto their consoles. As a reminder, the Destiny 2 Beta will be available on PC in late August. [b][u]Early Access Code Redemption and Pre-Installation[/u][/b] If you have pre-ordered Destiny 2, follow the steps below to retrieve your download code: [quote]• [b]Sign-in to Bungie.net[/b] – [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Companion]Create or sign into a Bungie.net account[/url] using PlayStation 4 or Xbox Live credentials • [b]Redeem the Early Access Pre-order Code[/b] - Enter the Destiny 2 Early Access Beta Code provided by the retailer on [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/User/coderedemption]Bungie.net/redeem[/url] • [b]Retrieve the Destiny 2 Beta Download Code[/b] - visit your [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Profile/Codes/]redeemed codes page[/url] on Bungie.net and select your console of choice • [b]Redeem the Destiny 2 Beta Client Download Code[/b] - Log into a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One console to redeem the Destiny 2 Beta Client code[/quote] [b]Players who have pre-ordered digitally[/b] will be granted access to the Destiny 2 Beta without needing to redeem codes of any form. The Destiny 2 Beta Client will become available on the PlayStation Store or Xbox Live Marketplace automatically. Please note: Players must be signed in to the account in which they’ve digitally pre-ordered Destiny 2 to download the Destiny 2 Beta Client. [b][u]Storage Requirements and Installation Guide[/u][/b] Prior to downloading the Destiny 2 Beta Client, please ensure the [url=https://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Console-Storage-Requirements/en/Help/Article/12128]proper amount of space is available[/url] on the console’s hard drive. For a step by step installation guide for the Destiny 2 Beta Client, please follow these links: [quote]• [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Help/Troubleshoot?oid=45184]PlayStation 4[/url] • [url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Help/Troubleshoot?oid=45183]Xbox One[/url][/quote] If the required amount of space is not available, issues may arise when attempting to access the Beta. [b][u]Beta Availability[/u][/b] [quote][b]July 18, 10 AM Pacific[/b] : PlayStation 4 Pre-Order Participants [b]July 19, 10 AM Pacific[/b] : Xbox One Pre-Order Participants [b]July 21, 10 AM Pacific[/b] : Open Beta for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One [b]July 23, 10 AM Pacific[/b] : Social Matchmaking Test available for one hour [b]July 23, 9 PM Pacific[/b] : Beta Concludes[/quote] Early Access for PlayStation 4 has begun! The following is a list of known issues that you may encounter during the Destiny 2 Beta. [u][b]KNOWN ISSUES[/b][/u][quote] • Players may experience a variety of networking error codes when attempting to play the Beta • Bungie will be testing server stability throughout the Beta, which may cause error codes to appear periodically • Location names sometimes do not appear during Crucible gameplay • Players sometimes are Kicked to Orbit after witnessing a black screen when entering a Countdown match • Players may sometimes be placed at the beginning of the Inverted Spire Strike Activity when joining in progress • Sandbox balancing is still taking place: Some weapons or abilities may have higher or lower damage than intended • Not all content has been localized in all languages • If you encounter any network related issues during the Destiny 2 Beta, please follow our Network Troubleshooting Guide to ensure proper network settings for Destiny gameplay.[/quote] If you encounter an issue not listed above, please create a new post in the #Help forum with the following: [u][b]HOW TO REPORT A DESTINY 2 BETA ISSUE[/b][/u][quote] • PlayStation Network ID or Xbox Live Gamertag • Time in which issue occurred • Activity in which issue occurred • Description of what happened • Tag your thread with "Beta" While players may not receive a response, issues will be forwarded to the appropriate teams for investigation.[/quote]