One of the most interesting expansions coming for Final Fantasy XV is one called COMRADES ( fellow Battle ) , which will introduce in the title online cooperative support allowing us to create our own avatar and play along with our friends from all over the world. If you are curious to try this new mode, you will be pleased to know that it will be verifiable already next week, from 3 to 8 August, thanks to a Closed Beta available to Season Pass holders of the title.

The Beta, which will be available regardless of the main game, presents only part of the functionality of final game modes but it will allow you to begin to test its features.

Here are all the differences you find between the beta and the final version of this mode:

BETA VERSION	FINAL VERSION
What you need to play	Season pass and PlayStation ® Plus subscription or Xbox Live Gold membership.	FINAL FANTASY XV and expanding online COMPANIONS to BATTLE or season pass. Multiplayer requires a PlayStation ® Plus subscription or Xbox Live Gold (without subscription you'll play along with characters guided by artificial intelligence).
Distribution	For a limited period provided for by the 8 3 August 2017.	Date to be confirmed. We will provide more information as soon as possible.
Playable characters	A choice between eight avatar created and customized by you.	The avatars will gain experience and level up. With subsequent updates you can also impersonate Noctis, Gladio, Prompto and Ignis.
Avatar	Customized with unique details for this release.	Customizable with more and more elements available in stores, with rewards and with subsequent updates.
Base camp	Exclusive to this version, where you can follow a tutorial specifically for expansion.	The base will be in a city with many attractions and many more features. * We will provide more information as soon as possible.
Weapons	Katana, shuriken, short bladed weapons and mallet to fight in a completely new style.	Also will be added to the arsenal Spears, crossbows and shields, to vary further the style of battle. The weapons will have specific skills which will increase. * We will provide more information as soon as possible.
Sovereign gifts	The gifts are a new feature of the expansion and give special ability. Preliminary version you can equipaggiarne one to four.	The gifts will increase as you progress through the game. Multiplayer strategies will be diversified and fundamental. * We will provide more information as soon as possible.
Missions	There are three missions to attend in teams with other players online. Each mission can continue up to a maximum of three phases.	There will be more missions related to history or to perform solo. Multiplayer requires a PlayStation ® Plus subscription or Xbox Live Gold membership. If you don't have a subscription, you can form a team with three fellow fictitious acting guided by artificial intelligence.
Dishes	At the end of the mission, the man at the base kitchen prepares dishes with ingredients obtained from the players.	There will be more kitchen staff and the dishes will have more beneficial effects.
Fragments of meteorite	News of the expansion, you can get them as a reward for the missions, but do not use them.	You can collect during missions and then use them to expand the functions of the city/base camp and unlock new missions. * We will provide more information as soon as possible.
Other functions	You can communicate with other players using the chat messages ready or, with the proper equipment, a voice.	There will be many additional features: Base camps where getting together with friends Customizable chat with more options Evaluation system at the end of the missions What's new in camera system.

We leave you now with a set of images that show us COMRADES in action: enjoy!