Steep Road to the Olympics Open Beta Comes to Xbox One Starting Today

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It’s time to strap in and charge out of the gate in the open beta for Steep Road to the Olympics, an officially licensed product the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The open beta will run from November 28 through December 4 for Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One and will be enhanced for Xbox One X. You’ll get to experience five different challenges in the open beta, including two Olympic events (Downhill and Big Air) in the South Korea map, along with two snowboard challenges, and one wingsuit challenge on the Japan map.

There will also be a section of the Japan map available for free-roaming play where you can ski, snowboard, wingsuit, and paraglide across the mountainsides to your heart’s content. The full expansion will feature a much larger Japanese area littered with challenges galore, while the story mode will bring you on the journey of an athlete competing in three freestyle events (Big Air, Half Pipe, and Slopestyle) in South Korea for their chance to reach the Olympic Winter Games.

Steep Road to the Olympics arrives December 5 on the Microsoft Store. If you own the original Steep, there’s an expansion that includes all of the content in Road to the Olympics. If you don’t already own Steep, the Steep Winter Games Edition includes the base game and Road to the Olympics.  There’s also a Steep Winter Games Gold Edition that includes the Steep base game, Road to the Olympics, and the Steep Season Pass.

Steep Road to the Olympics isn’t just bringing a gorgeous new mountain for you to explore; it’s also changing the way you race with custom-tuned mechanics that capture the speed and challenge of Olympic competition. Get a taste of the action in the free open beta for Xbox Live Gold members from November 28 through December 4 on Xbox Live.