It's no major surprise that plenty of fighting game fans were anxiously awaiting the open beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ this weekend, especially after Arc System Works and Bandai Namco made the beta client available for pre-load prior to the trial. Now, though, it looks as if lots of gamers have been frequently experiencing server issues and lengthy matchmaking times, which has led Bandai Namco to consider extending the beta.

As indicated on Bandai Namco's official Facebook page, the company has acknowledged that it's well aware of the issues currently plaguing the open beta for Dragon Ball FighterZ, and has said it is doing all it can to resolve them in a timely manner. However, should the problems persist for too long and continue to keep fans from playing the trial, the beta could be extended for a longer period.

"Our team is working hard on optimizing the Open Beta but ran into some issues that cannot be addressed in a short amount of time, so we are asking for your patience until the next server update.

"The current Open Beta will remain online and available so that the players who can log in and play it, can keep doing so. Please note, that if we cannot address the issues within a decent amount of time, we will consider extending the Open Beta of Dragon Ball FighterZ."

While it's no doubt frustrating to be unable to jump into action with Dragon Ball FighterZ's trial–we've already attempted to log in an irksome amount of times on the PS4 to no avail–it's important to note that the materialization of such issues are commonplace for an open beta. The intention of most, if not all betas are to discover and fix any preexisting bugs, glitches, and errors in a game, while also testing the servers before launching the title in full on its official release date.

Taking all of this into account, those who have been trying relentlessly to log in to the open beta can only hope that Bandai Namco lengthens this trial period for Dragon Ball FighterZ a little while longer, if only to get a taste of the gameplay and experience some of its character roster. After all, it would be nice to get a feel for the title's mechanics before blindly going all-in for the game at full price, and that's to say nothing of those who already pre-ordered it solely for access to the beta a day earlier than everyone else that are still unable to give it a go due to technical issues.

Dragon Ball FighterZ is set to launch on January 26, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Source: Bandai Namco – Facebook