With a small stress test behind us and the final beta coming this weekend, Street Fighter V fans are eagerly awaiting the chance to try the game one last time before its launch early next year. Fortunately, folks in Japan will have a much easier time jumping into this upcoming testing phase thanks to the removal of many entry barriers.

The only thing Japanese players will need to play Street Fighter V during the next beta phase is an active PlayStation Plus subscription. Before, entries were chosen by lottery, making it much harder to get in when compared to the simple pre-order methods of other regions. Everyone who took part in the previous betas will also receive four invitations to send to PlayStation Network friends.

UPDATE – We were told by a Capcom representative that this program has only been announced for Japan.

Street Fighter V is scheduled to release for PlayStation 4 and PC on February 16. The next beta will be open on both systems December 18-20.

Source: Capcom