Update: The first of these betas has sadly been delayed on Xbox, as explained below:
Original story: The highly-anticipated Party Animals slides onto Xbox Game Pass next month, and the team has just revealed some more of its launch month plans - which include multiple closed beta tests for Xbox Insiders!
Yep, in the coming days, players in the Xbox Insider program will be able to sign up to multiple Party Animals closed betas, which take place across three September weekends ahead of launch. The team says that slots will be limited, so it's worth keeping an eye on their social channels for news on when sign-ups are live.
If you are interested in throwing your hat in the party ring, here are the planned beta weekends for Party Animals:
- September 1 at 5am PT / 8am ET / 1pm BST through September 3 at 5am PT / 8am ET / 1pm BST
- September 8 at 5am PT / 8am ET / 1pm BST through September 10 at 5am PT / 8am ET / 1pm BST
- September 15 at 5am PT / 8am ET / 1pm BST through September 19/20 at 9pm PT / 12am ET / 5am BST
The full game then goes live for Xbox Game Pass players on September 20th, and if you're looking at picking the game up outside of a Game Pass sub, pre-orders go live today on Xbox and Steam. Party Animals will set you back $20 for the standard edition or $30 for the deluxe edition, which contains the following bonuses:
- 1300 Nemo Bucks
- Exclusive Bathrobe Harry Outfit, Avatar, and Frame
- Exclusive Bathrobe Coco Outfit, Avatar, and Frame
- Exclusive Bathrobe Garfat Outfit, Avatar, and Frame
- Exclusive Golden Nemo Skin and Avatar
- Exclusive Golden Macchiato Skin and Avatar
- Exclusive Golden Coco Skin and Avatar