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Get Free Skins In Advance Of Smite Xbox One Open Beta On July 8
If you’ve been hoping to get into the Smite beta but haven’t yet been selected, your wait has an expiration date. Hi-Rez has announced when the gates will be opened for all interested players.
The open beta begins on Xbox One on July 8. If that’s still too long, you can purchase the Founder’s Pack, which gives you access to all existing and future gods, two exclusive skins, and 400 gems to use on more skins and boosts.
Those that are in the closed beta will have a seamless transition with no account wipes. Your profile and unlocks will remain intact.
For those playing on PC, you’ll have one opportunity to merge your accounts. Before you do so, you might want to unlock some free skins on that version. Here are the skins available at no cost (three of these can still be obtained after the one-time account merge):
God: Nu Wa
Skin: Water Dancer
Method: Subscribe to Smite YouTube Channel
God: Ra
Skin: Solar Eclipse
Method: Like Smite on Facebook
God: Artemis
Skin: Stalker
Method: Follow Smite on Twitter
God: Apollo
Skin: Curse
Method: Play five games of Smite using Curse Voice
Once you have these and merge your account, they’ll become available for you on Xbox One. Unfortunately, if you merge before unlocking the Curse skin on PC, there's no way to unlock it on Xbox One yet. Smite accounts are free via Hi-Rez’s website, and you'll want to use this page on the company's website to verify your subscriptions and obtain your codes.
For more on Smite on Xbox One, you can read our previous coverage.
Our Take
I’ve been playing Smite on Xbox One, and while the MOBA learning curve isn’t any mellower, there are some handy features to ease you in. Letting the game auto-purchase items means you don’t need to worry about one of the most complex aspects of the game until you’re comfortable. The third-person perspective makes it more familiar to those console gamers who haven’t experimented with the genre. In short, it’s worth a try come July 8.
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