Riot Games has revealed details about the upcoming closed beta for its flagship League of Legends fighting game, with the beta scheduled to take place on Sept. 9, 2025, on PC. PS5 and Xbox Series X/S will receive the beta at a later date.
To top it all off, Riot has also revealed that Vi will close out the initial eight-champion roster in 2XKO, and the character will be playable during the Closed Beta period. 2XKO will launch with only eight characters, with the full starting roster including Ahri, Braum, Illaoi, Darius, Jinx, Vi, Yasuo, and Ekko. More characters will then be added to the free-to-play fighting game over time, likely once the closed beta ends (if we had to guess)
Existing 2XKO fans who played the game’s earlier public play tests, Alpha Lab 1 and/or 2, on PC or console platforms will automatically have access to the 2XKO closed beta on PC. Newer global players can join throughout the beta by signing up through the game's official website.
While it hasn't been announced yet, we imagine Riot will follow a similar structure to its previous closed beta games and likely allow more players to join through other methods like Twitch Drops with partner streamers in the future. But for now, if you played in the alpha test, you're good to go for the closed beta.
Riot plans to keep the game online and servers running from the closed beta period until the official launch, meaning those who gain access will be able to play the game for as long as they desire. Riot hasn't announced any news on when the official launch will be; however, expect it to potentially follow the same trend as games like Valorant, so it will be in beta for quite some time before its official 1.0 release.
Those who want to play the game before the beta, though, will have a chance to try Vi and its entire cast at the Evo showfloor in Las Vegas, taking place Aug. 1 to 3. If it's anything like last year's Evo, Players will be able to sign up for the closed beta at the event (though that hasn't been confirmed; it's just my assumption.)
