How is it "open-beta" if you have to buy it to get into it??? Before you answer, bf4, bf1 used to have free open-beta for people to try it!!! I Am certainly not pre-ordering anything until it comes out. EA is most hated company in US so, they like their greed... Also hope it won't be grind-fest...
The FAQ seems to clarify this:
Yes, in the months leading up to launch, we will host an Open Beta* available to all players across all platforms. If you pre-order any of the editions of Battlefield 2042, you will get early access to the Open Beta. Stay tuned for more Open Beta details.
As I understand open beta will be accesible by all players, and only pre-orders will give you earlier acces to the beta
