FAQ Update: The Hands-On Build Is Not a Public Demo

Xbox Wire reports a controlled hands-on session covering the opening hour and a later combat area with a developed ability kit.

What was confirmed

The session supplies useful first-party preview observations but does not create an open beta, public demo, or downloadable trial. This report isolates that specific official update so it can be linked from the matching navigation topic without turning a dated announcement into an unsupported all-purpose claim.

Players should wait for a first-party store download or Remedy announcement before treating any “demo” listing as publicly available. The distinction is important before release: confirmed mechanics, storefront capabilities, preview observations, and details still awaiting retail verification are recorded separately.

The connected evergreen guide and FAQ cluster use this source as evidence, while final values, menu behavior, performance, quest counts, and balance-dependent recommendations remain subject to the shipped build. If Remedy or a first-party store changes the underlying information, the dated report remains the historical record and the current guide is revised.

Key takeaways

• Media played a preview build
• The public cannot download it
• Balance may still change

Official source

Xbox Wire — controlled hands-on preview

This report records the state of official information on its publication date. For changing specifications or launch details, follow the linked topic hub and current first-party listing.