You can pre-load the open beta client for The Division

A day later The Division open beta will be available to play on both PlayStation 4 PC systems and will continue until February 21st.

Aside from being one of the players to experience the game, open beta participants will also gain access to a reward in the full game when it is released on March 8. Xbox One players can jump back into the Dark Zone starting tomorrow. Regardless, Microsoft is pivoting from the loss of their timed-exclusive DLC window with Call of Duty and using their resources to partner with Ubisoft and Tom Clancy’s The Division.

Perhaps the most important aspect of the eye tracking features is its ability to aid players during the game itself.

How will this affect playing in The Division? First revealed in Jan, the news was confirmed here. When looking for new sanctuary, available cover objects are highlighted when the player’s gaze runs across them, allowing players to run for cover with a simple command. Using compatible devices, players can tag enemies by just looking at them.

See our video preview of the next Tom Clancy game below. Also, as players look toward the edge of the screen, the camera will shift in that direction.

It wouldn’t be the strangest development given The Division’s presence at Xbox One media showings and the additional time for betas on the console.

Only a small part of the map is playable in the beta. Players are supported by the remains of New York’s police force, firefighters, and the military forces that had been deployed in the area prior to the start of the game.

Meanwhile, Ubisoft has flipped over into Microsoft’s corner after spending the entire previous generation giving exclusive content to PlayStation 3 games.