!['Fallout 76' beta is coming! - [Image with permission from Bethesda Softworks]](https://staticr1.blastingcdn.com/media/photogallery/2018/10/21/660x290/b_502x220x82/what-you-should-know-about-the-fallout-76-beta-coming-this-week-image-courtesy-bethesda-softworks_2125535.jpg "'Fallout 76' beta is coming! - [Image with permission from Bethesda Softworks]")
The "Fallout 76" beta is landing this week, and you're going to want to know a few things to expect and what to look forward to when it launches.
This isn't an open beta
If you want to get into the "Fallout 76" beta, you're going to need a code. The only way to get the code is to preorder the game.
There's a limited time frame
When the beta opens on October 23, it won't be available all day and all night. There will be a window of time that Ubisoft will announce soon. The company has said it won't interfere with work or school, so expect the window to be in the evenings.
The content isn't limited
Ubisoft has said that when the beta launches, it will include the entire world. That means if you play the beta, you can play the game.
Beta progress will carry over
Whatever progress you make in the beta is said to carry over. This is good news, since you are preordering the game. It also means you don't have to start over.
Install the beta now
If you want to play the game right when the beta opens, you can do that. You can install "Fallout 76" now, and play when it opens on October 23.
