Guilty Gear -STRIVE- Beta Starts Next Week, PS Plus Not Needed Players who preordered the digital version will have access to the beta two days earlier. However, all players will be able to 13 characters. Guilty Gear -STRIVE- would be starting its open beta on February 19th. And if you purchased the digital version of the game, you get access to it two days later on February 17th. The open beta will run through February 21st and during the test, players will have access to 13 characters. However, Anji Moto and the 15th character will not be playable. Available modes include Versus, Tutorial, Training, and Network and you will also be able to play the single-player portion against the AI or play online matches against others.