Platform Availability:
The Public Test Build is only available to Players of the Steam version of Dead by Daylight, which excludes any other PC-version and the Console versions.
This is because Steam is the only platform/store that provides the Developers with a convenient way to temporarily publish and modify a beta build without requiring to go through lengthy certification processes, let alone provide it as an option in the first place.
Time Availability:
With few exceptions in the past, the Public Test Build is made available on the Tuesday evening (ET) 3 weeks before the scheduled release of either the next Chapter or the next Mid-Chapter, and stays open for 6 days, closing on Monday evening (ET) the following week.
After the Public Test Build is closed, it is impossible to access it until the next one opens.
Save File Asynchronicity:
The Public Test Build uses a copy from a Player's save file used on the Live Build.
The Developers usually copy the save file about one week before the next Public Test Build opens, which generally causes some asynchronicity between the two. to it being separate save file, which the Developers copied from the Player's Live Build about one week before a Public Test Build opens, usually a week old save file from the Live Build. Progress between the two is not synced.
PTB Progression:
As mentioned above, the Public Test Build uses its own, independent save file.
Progression gained in the Public Test Build does not transfer to the Live Build.
