Please read these Beta Program at PlayStation Terms (“Program Terms”) carefully before agreeing to participate in the Beta Program at PlayStation (“Program”). The Program is provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC and its affiliates (”SIE”, “we”, or “us”). By choosing [Agree] you are agreeing to participate in this Program subject to these Program Terms along with the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and User Agreement ("PSN TOSUA"). These Program Terms supplement the PSN TOSUA. This means we will rely on these Program Terms and the PSN TOSUA to govern your participation in the Program.  When we refer to "Terms" in this document, we mean both these Program Terms and the PSN TOSUA.  In the event of any conflict between the Program Terms and the PSN TOSUA, the Program Terms apply to the extent of any inconsistency.

AS A CONSUMER YOU MAY HAVE RIGHTS UNDER APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED, LIMITED OR CHANGED. THOSE RIGHTS TAKE PRIORITY OVER ANYTHING IN THESE TERMS.
 

1.       Your Participation

a.       Eligibility. To sign up and participate in the Program you must: 1) be at least 18 years old and have reached the legal age of majority in the country/region in which your account for PlayStation Network (“PSN Account”) is registered; 2) have a PSN account in good standing; 3) reside in a country/region in which the Program is available; and 4) agree to and comply with these Program Terms.

b.      Beta Product(s). We may provide you with opportunities to access various pre-release beta software (including any related content and documentation) to help test and gather feedback on new products, features and services before they are released to the general public, including  new unreleased games and pre-release PlayStation device software like console software updates,(each such beta software is herein referred to as a “Beta Product”).  You must keep the Beta Product in your control at all times and take reasonable efforts to prevent others from using it.  You are responsible for any loss or damage to the Beta Product including any loss or damage to any intellectual property rights held therein by SIE or any other third party rightsholder.  You will immediately notify SIE if you become aware that any Beta Product provided to you under this Program is distributed or transferred to any unauthorized third party.

c.       Availability and Updates. Beta Products may be made available for both PlayStation and non-PlayStation devices (e.g. PlayStation consoles, PC or mobile devices). If the Beta Product is for a non-PlayStation device your access and use of the Beta Product may require you to accept separate and additional terms and conditions that govern your use of that third party device and/or platform.   The Beta Product, including any downloadable content or online services, may be modified or terminated at any time for any reason, including by automatic update or otherwise.

d.      Beta Community Forums. You may be provided access to official communication channels, such as private community servers or in-game communications, in connection with your use of the Beta Product (“Beta Community Forums”). These Beta Community Forums may be provided and operated by us, or by a third-party service provider. Any such third-party service provider may require you to accept separate and additional terms and conditions that govern your use of that third party service. Additionally, any passwords for the Beta Community Forums must be unique from any other of your online account passwords and you must use multi-factor authentication where offered by the Beta Community Forum.

e.       Digital Content Limitations. Digital content for the Beta Product, such as virtual currency or items usable in the Beta Product or progression/unlocks, that you receive or gain access to as part of your participation in the Program will not be retained or made available to you as part of any general release version of the Beta Product.

f.        Limited License. When you install a Beta Product, the owner and rightsholder in the Beta Product (“Licensor”) grants to you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to use the Beta Product for the sole purpose of testing the Beta Product on your device for which the Beta Product was designed.  Licensor reserves all rights in the Beta Product not explicitly granted to you in this license, including rights to all intellectual property contained in the Beta Product.  This license does not include the right to, and you agree not to (a) rent, lease, or sublicense the Beta Product or make it available on a network to other users; (b) modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Beta Product; (c) create derivative works from the Beta Product; or (d) copy, publicly perform, or broadcast the Beta Product in an unauthorized manner.

g.       Contacts. As part of the Program, you agree SIE and/or Licensor may contact you through various means including email, surveys, PlayStation notifications, and Beta Community Forums to enable and support your participation in the Program and use of any Beta Product, including to inform you about Program news and changes, Beta Product testing opportunities, and learn more about your experiences using the Beta Product.

h.      Feedback. We welcome and encourage your ideas and feedback on the Beta Products and Program (“Feedback”), but you must only provide your own Feedback. By providing Feedback you transfer ownership of it to us, and such Feedback can be used by us in any way and for any purpose without charge.

i.         Additional Terms for certain Beta Products. In addition to these Terms, when accessing and installing some Beta Products you may also be required to accept additional and separate terms and conditions that govern your use of that specific Beta Product (“Additional Terms”).  

j.        Program Violations. If you breach the Program Terms or violate any Program rules or guidelines we may take various immediate actions, with or without notice to you, including revoking your access to the Program and any Beta Products. A violation of these Program Terms could also result in a suspension or termination of your PSN Account in accordance with the PSN TOSUA.

2.       Confidential and Pre-release Nature of the Beta Product.

a.       The Beta Product and any information or data regarding your use of the Beta Product (e.g., Beta Community Forums and communications through them, keys or passwords allowing access to the Beta Product, or email communications and surveys), is SIE and/or Licensor’s confidential information.  You may use the Beta Product only in your home solely for the purpose of testing the Beta Product, and, except as permitted through Beta Community Forums, you will not transfer, distribute or disclose any materials or any information in connection with the Beta Product to any third party, including through a public exhibition or display, nor discuss your experience with the Beta Product with third parties or publish or disseminate information about those experiences.

b.      The Beta Product consists of pre-release software and materials that are not intended for public release, have not been thoroughly tested, and may be incomplete and contain errors. The Beta Product may cause your device to experience system errors, feature or function loss, corruption or loss of data or content, and could similarly cause errors with peripherals or other connected devices.

c.       Disclosure of any part of the Beta Product or your experiences using the Beta Product to any third party except as permitted through Beta Community Forums, including any trade or consumer press, news agency, or any competitor of SIE and/or Licensor, will cause significant and irreparable harm to SIE and/or Licensor, the extent of which may be difficult to ascertain.  Accordingly, SIE and/or Licensor is entitled to injunctive relief as well as all other legal remedies that may be available if you breach these Program Terms.

d.      Neither SIE or Licensor has promised or guaranteed to you that any Beta Product made available to you under this Program, will be released to the general public or otherwise made generally available in the future.

e.       Under no circumstances may you share or allow anyone else to use any token, key, password, or other device given to you that permits your personal access to the Beta Product or Beta Community Forums.
 

3.       Privacy and Data Protection. By accepting these Program Terms, participating in the Program and/or using a Beta Product, you acknowledge that SIE may collect information about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy.For more information about our privacy practices, including what Personal Information (“PI”) we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, who we share it with, where it is processed, how we handle it and your choices and legal rights associated with this information, please visit   https://www.playstation.com/legal/privacy-policy/.

4.       Miscellaneous

a.       Changes to the Terms. You are bound by the most current version of these Program Terms.  SIE may modify the Terms at any time.  Your continued participation in the Program and/or access to or use of any Beta Product will signify your acceptance of the latest version of the Terms.

b.      Disputes and Enforcement of Terms. These Program Terms, any contracts formed in accordance with them, and any disputes we may have in connection with them will be governed by and determined in accordance with those provisions of the PSN TOSUA applicable to dispute resolution, including governing law, venue, jurisdiction, and any arbitration provisions. For the avoidance of doubt, unless there are Additional Terms that expressly state otherwise, the SIE contracting entity providing the Beta Product to you is based on the PSN TOSUA and your region of residence as follows:

5.       Support. For further information, or if you have questions about the Program or your PSN Account, the best way to contact us is via our website at: https://www.playstation.com/support/.

 

Last revised: February 2025