Marvel’s Avengersis still a little less than a month away from its official launch, but the PS4 exclusive early access beta weekend is over and the second testing event is just about to kick off. Asplayers on PC and Xbox One prepare to enter the frayas well, Square Enix is rolling out some patch notes to capture what was identified during the first testing weekend and what tweaks have been made to the multiplayer action game.
It’s very clear thatMarvel’s Avengerswants to be that one title that a gamer logs into everyday to complete challenges, check on available quests, and continue unlocking cosmetic items. A game that wants to live on for hundreds of hours after the core campaign is complete has to aggressively update to keep players engaged and happy and, most importantly, has to listen to its community. It seems likeSquare Enix and Crystal Dynamicsunderstand the importance of that aspect to games as service and the creators are kicking things off on the right foot by opening a discourse with the future player base and communicating fixes and known issues.
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Thefirst testing weekend was exclusive to PS4, but there were likely issues identified that led to improvements to builds of the game for each platform. Square Enix released a fairly compact list of patch notes that cover enhancements to matchmaking, heroes and UI, and document a list of known issues that are still under investigation. Fans of the game can take a look at the full list to get an idea of what might be different when the second beta weekend kicks off this evening.
Various crashes and game becoming unresponsive fixed
Save game optimizations
Matchmaking
Multiple matchmaking issues addressed
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON MATCHMAKING: On Xbox One, if your NAT type is set to STRICTor MODERATE, you may run into issues with matchmaking and connecting. For more information on seeing and changing your NAT type, head here:
https://support.xbox.com/help/Hardware-Network/connect-network/xbox-one-nat-error
Players on PS4 may also run into matchmaking issues due to NAT type. Please head here for moreinformation: https://support.playstation.com/s/article/Troubleshoot-Wired-or-Wireless-Network-Connection
Characters
Character Selection improvements
Fixed the issue where you couldn’t select or change Super Heroes
Companion respawn improvements
Hulkbuster
Fixed the issue where the screen would turn black when another Super Hero would use the Hulkbuster
Various other improvements
Fixed issues with the Abomination fight
Missing strongbox fixes
We’re continuing to address other issues that have been brought up and have other fixes planned for launch on September 4. Here is a list of known issues that we’re still actively working on.
Infrequent occurrence of multiple Super Heroes spawning
Reduction in screenshake
Known Issues
Missions, HARM Challenges, War Zones and Drop Zones
If you cannot progress past the Golden Gate Bridge, please close the app, open notifications on PS home screen, and launch the game again once the beta is fully downloaded.
If you cannot progress in a mission, open the Options menu, and select Reload Checkpoint.
Some icons and elements are not final.
Cosmetic gameplay rewards may not unlock properly.
Heroes and AI Companions
Once you have unlocked Iron Man and Black Widow, you must select them in the Select Hero / Companions menu to equip their Level 6 starting gear.
OpenSelect Hero / Companions menu to assign specific heroes to assist on supported missions.
Spend time advancing each Hero to keep the most efficient and effective Strike Team.
Hopefully this sort of open communication between the devs and the players continues not only throughout the remaining beta weekends, but after the game is live (especially oncenew characters like Spider-Man arrive). Although September 4 is the official launch, there will likely continue to be frequent updates throughout the fall and as long as the game remains alive and active. Matchmaking issues are obviously going to be very important to sort out, considering that a big selling point of the game is playing along with three other heroes to defend the world together. The testing last week kicked off earlier than planned in the afternoon, so keep a close eye out to see if access becomes available before the planned 9pm rollout.
Continue to check back for updates and guides throughout the remaining beta weekends as we continue to work through the content and power up our heroes.
Marvel’s Avengersis set to release on Jul 03, 2025, for the PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One. A PS5 and Xbox Series X version will be released at a later date.
