The beta was slated to kick off at 5 AM PST today, and is scheduled to run until January 10 at 11:50 PM PST, with the client currently available as a free PlayStation Store download. Two game modes are included--the 64-player Sabotage and 256-player Domination--with the completed online shooter slated to hit North American retailers on January 26.

Be forewarned that the 298MB client doesn't represent the entirety of the beta--there'll be another 1.8 to 2.3 GB to download after starting it up. Hence "assuming all has gone to plan" above, as someone didn't preload and must now wait on the download.