The open beta for The Finals, the free-to-play shooter from the ex-Battlefield developers at Embark Studios, is proving to be popular among players. So popular, in fact, that Embark says the game is close to hitting the limits of its server capacity.
The Finals kicked off its open beta on October 26, giving players on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 a chance to try out the frenetic, team-based FPS firsthand. In a statement posted to the official The Finals Twitter account, it seems the team at Embark wasn’t quite ready for just how popular the beta has become, calling the first 24 hours of the beta “wild” while also announcing a temporary login queue as the team looks to expand the game’s server capacity.
🛠️ Contestants! We’re working on expanding our OPEN BETA capacity, here is an update from the team 🛠️ pic.twitter.com/gDjIt03lyu
— THE FINALS (@reachthefinals) October 27, 2023
“With so many of you logging in to the game, we’ve started to hit the limits of our capacity,” the statement reads. “In order to safeguard the experience for those that are playing–and as we work to expand our capacity–we will be introducing a temporary login queue.”