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Updated · Screen Rant · Jun 17

Once Human Opens 31-Day Console Beta on Xbox, PlayStation With Limited Global Slots

Updated

Updated · Screen Rant · Jun 17

Once Human Opens 31-Day Console Beta on Xbox, PlayStation With Limited Global Slots

Q: Did 'Once Human' succeed in uniting its XBOX and PlayStation player bases with cross-play?

Yes. During the current console open beta, *Once Human* has unified its Xbox and PlayStation communities on shared console servers, allowing players on both platforms to team up. The beta details are explicit: PC and mobile cross-play are not supported in this test, but Xbox and PlayStation players can play together. The additional reporting reinforces that point, noting that the console servers are unified and that PlayStation and Xbox users can survive together on the same servers. That means *Once Human* did achieve cross-play between its two console player bases for the beta period now underway. It is not full cross-platform play across every device, since PC and mobile remain separate, but it does successfully connect Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 players. The broader context also supports that this was intentional rather than incidental. Earlier beta coverage said the console closed beta fully supported cross-platform play between the PlayStation and Xbox ecosystems, and the open beta continues that approach. So, as far as console players are concerned, the game has succeeded in bringing the two audiences together.

Q: Two years later, what is the true in-game value of the exclusive rewards from the 'Once Human' beta?

It cannot be determined from the available evidence what the beta rewards are “truly worth” in-game two years later. What is clear is that the rewards from the Once Human console beta are permanent account-bound cosmetics, not gameplay power items. Players who met the beta requirements could carry over exclusive outfit and weapon-skin selection crates into the full release, with examples including the Abyssal Dragon Set and Dragon Dance – KAM. Their value, based on the published material, is therefore cosmetic rarity and player prestige rather than combat advantage or a defined currency price. The reporting and supporting material do not provide any 2028 market data, trading system evidence, resale mechanism, or later rarity metrics for those items. In fact, the available updates only confirm that the rewards were exclusive to beta participants and remained claimable on the linked account after launch. There is no documented in-game exchange rate, no indication they can be sold, and no evidence showing whether later events made them more or less distinctive. So, two years on, the most defensible assessment is that their value lies in scarcity, visual appeal, and status as early-adopter badges. Any stronger claim about their economic worth, meta relevance, or community premium would go beyond the available facts.

3 articles · Updated · Screen Rant · Jun 17

June 17 marked the start of Once Human’s final console open beta, giving Xbox and PlayStation players free access until July 18 ahead of the full release.
Limited capacity makes entry first-come, first-served, with Xbox users required to join through the Xbox Insider Hub before installing from the store.
Level 20 players can earn one outfit box and one weapon-skin box for launch, while the wipe test preserves only Starchrom, cosmetics and up to six collected Deviants.
Crossplay with PC and mobile is disabled in this test, but Xbox and PlayStation players share the same servers across regions including North America, Europe, Japan and South Korea.