If you've subscribed to EA Access on Xbox One or Origin Access on PC, you get a 10 hour trial of the game from February 15.
PS4 and Xbox One owners can play the game from February 22. To complicate matters further, the game has two release dates - those on PC with Origin Access Premier can play the game from February 15. This preload is for users who have bought Anthem on PS4, Xbox One, or Windows PC or are subscribers to EA's Origin Access Premier program for PC. Those with EA Access and Origin Access will be able to download the game from February 15.
Hopefully the demo this week holds up a bit better than the closed VIP demo did last week, and players can experience the full breadth of this small slice without any big issues.įor more on the game, make sure you head back over to our Anthem home page, where we’ll keep you posted on any bugs, fixes, and other helpful content to help you over the weekend.Anthem preload for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC is available right now. The Anthem open demo will kick off this Friday, February 1 at 12:00 EST (09:00 PST) and run until Sunday, February 3.
Now that you’ve sorted how to install the demo, let’s talk about the start and end times, so you know when you can dive in and start experience Bioware’s latest adventure. If you experience any issues finding it, then you can also try searching for just “Anthem”, which should give you an option to download it there as well. Once here, look for the search option along the top and then search for “Anthem demo”. Boot up your Xbox One, then load into the Xbox Store. If you’re playing the game on Xbox One, then you’re going to need to follow a few similar steps to those listed above for the PlayStation 4 version. You can search for the Anthem demo to find it on PS4. It should be the first option in the list. Scroll up to the top and choose the Search option, this will pull up another screen, where you can search for the demo by typing in “Anthem”. This should load you into the main PSN store, where you can search for the game itself. To install Anthem’s open demo on your PlayStation 4, boot up your console and then select the PlayStation Store option on the main screen. How to Download and Install on PlayStation 4 Search for “Anthem demo” and the item should pop up pretty quickly. Log into the your account and then select the search bar at the top of the left-hand column. If you’ve played any EA games in the past few years, then you probably have one of these set up already. First, you’re going to need to make sure you have an Origin account. How to Download and Install on PCĭownloading and installing the Anthem open demo on your PC is extremely simple and to the point. You won't be able to connect to the servers until the demo goes live.
If you took part in the VIP demo last weekend, then you’ll probably already have an update queued as soon as you launch Origin.
I’ve broken down how to install the demo on each console below, so look for yours and then follow the instructions to bypass any possible issues you might run into otherwise. The download is roughly 25GB across all platforms, so if you’re wanting to play this weekend, I’d highly suggest going ahead and downloading the demo to your system today. You can download and install the Anthem open demo right now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. How to Download and Install the Anthem Open Demo Here’s everything you need to know to install the game, as well as the start and end times for the Anthem open demo. Players will have all weekend to test out the game and experience the world. This weekend, though, Bioware is opening the floodgates on PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One by launching the open demo for the game. Last weekend players had the chance to dive into Anthem thanks to a closed VIP demo.