How to get Marvel Rivals Keys and redeem them for the Beta

Codes for the Marvel Rivals Beta can be earned if your friend is level 6

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The Marvel Rivals keys for the Beta are how you manage to access this closed experience - and considering the short amount of time the closed beta is live, getting keys and codes quickly is essential. With the Closed Beta shutting down on 5 August and no known return date - or even full on release date - for Marvel Rivals at time of writing, getting a key code to try out the new hero shooter is your only chance to try the game for a long while. Fortunately there’s a few ways to obtain a key for the Marvel Rivals beta - and I’ll lay them all out here, as well as how you redeem them.

How to get Keys for the Marvel Rivals Beta

Prospective players can currently get keys and codes to redeem for theMarvel Rivals Betaby any of the following methods:

How to redeem Marvel Rivals Beta Keys

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Keys for Marvel Rivals beta phase should be redeemable for the platform of your choicethrough the standard process that any key/code is redeemed on those platforms.If you’re on PS5 or Xbox, this is done through the “Redeem Codes” options in the store, while Steam players must select “Game” at the top of the App and then “Activate a Product on Steam”.

Entering the key given to you should then let you download the Beta for free, though keep in mind that Marvel Rivals will only be playable until 5 August. After that, you’ll have to wait for the game’s full release to play again.

You should also keep in mind thatkeys are console/platform specific.All the ways above you can earn one should allow you to choose a platform, but after you do so, that code is specific to that console - you can’t make a PS5 key work on Xbox.

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