Hi-Rez Studios’ team-based shooter Paladins: Champions of the Realm is getting a closed beta on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Just like on PC and Mac, Paladins will continue to be free on consoles. If you’re on PS4, you can sign up for the beta here. Xbox One players can sign up here.
“From day one of development, Paladins was designed with console in mind,” the developer wrote on its website. “We’ve enlisted some big-name console gamers to make sure the control scheme feels just right.”
Similar to Smite, another Hi-Rez Studios game, Paladins uses a “fair free-to-play model.” Players can unlock each of the current 17 champions and all of those released in the future for $20. Conversely, you can unlock every hero for free just by playing the game.
The fantasy-themed first-person shooter already had an open beta on PC, which was played by more than 1 million people. What’s more, it’s “consistently one of the top 10 most-played games on Steam.”
Earlier this month, the developer responded to criticism that Paladins copied aspects of Blizzard’s Overwatch. According to Hi-Rez’s COO Todd Harris, the game’s characters, who appear to mimic Overwatch heroes, “were available and playable” long before similar characters were shown in Overwatch.
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