With the ongoing closed beta for the PlayStation 5 (extended beyond September 6th), it was announced by Black Matter and Team17’s Hell Let Loose is hitting next-gen consoles, October 5th.

We recently reviewed the game’s Steam release and fell in love with just how well it was executed, giving it a 9.5/10. I’m extremely interested to see how this title transfers over from its PC origins over to consoles.

The game will also feature cross-play functionality between consoles to really bring players together. It’ll be interesting to see if PC will also be included in cross-play at some point, but there has been no confirmation at this time.

Update: I can confirm that crossplay is subject to consoles exclusively with no plans on PC being included.

Hell Let Loose key features

• The brutality of the War in Europe: Hell Let Loose portrays the battles of the Western Front across two distinct modes, Offensive and Warfare.

• Authentic strategic gameplay: Each side of 50 players is broken down into armor, infantry, and recon, led by officers with a direct line to an overall player-commander directing the flow of the game.

• Unique metagame: Extended battles entrench participants in the tidal-like motion of the frontline that builds up Hell Let Loose’s real-time strategy-inspired metagame.

• Playing a Part: Fourteen roles are available for players to experience, from engineers and snipers, commanders and tank crewmen, medics, and support; all play a part in the war effort.

The PlayStation open beta begins next weekend (9/16 - 9/20) and will give players just a taste of what to expect in the final game. Hurtgen Forest will be the playable map with the game mode Warfare available to take part in. Warfare begins with a 50/50 split of the map between two teams as they try to push each other's defenses back in order to gain more control.

Those who preorder Hell Let Loose on Xbox Series X|S will receive The Silver Vanguard cosmetic DLC. The Eastern Front maps of Stalingrad and Kursk which is currently available for PC players as well and will be introduced to console versions as a free post-launch update set for winter.

Hell Let Loose arrives on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, October 5th.