Anyone who wants into the Crazy Taxi: World Tour multiplayer test has from today through August 31 to put their name in, with sign-ups opening at 10:00 AM Pacific (1:00 PM Eastern). SEGA is running the Closed Network Test across PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, XBOX on PC, and Steam, and the test itself runs September 11 at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern) through September 13 at the same time. The 2027 arcade driving revival follows Axel as he chases down the masked villains who stole his taxi across five cities.
Only two online multiplayer modes are in the test, which means single player and the story mode are both sitting this one out and probably won’t show up until full release. Pickup Race puts up to six players against each other to drop off as many passengers as possible inside a time limit, chasing as much crazy money as they can along the way. Cops ‘N’ Cabbies splits everyone into two competing teams. Either mode can be played in Ranked Match with matchmaking or in Custom Match, where you set your own lobbies and rules.
Content in the test includes two maps, six cars, four characters, and a range of car tune-up options. Cross-play is supported and on by default, though you can switch it off in the options if you’d rather not. Local split-screen isn’t supported at all, and save data gets wiped when the test ends, so nothing carries into the full game.
Getting in requires a SEGA Account, an age of at least 13, and a willingness to fill out surveys afterward. SEGA says it will pick participants through a mix of random selection and a priority consideration program tied to the official Crazy Taxi: World Tour Discord, where community engagement activities earn points that improve your odds without guaranteeing anything. Selection rates vary by platform and region, and SEGA notes that some platforms have limited capacity and may end up taking fewer people than others.
There’s no fee and no subscription requirement, so Game Pass and PlayStation Plus don’t factor in here. The test is region-locked to 25 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. Streaming and video uploads are allowed, though the build uses licensed third-party music without the Streamer Mode SEGA plans for the retail version, which means automated copyright claims and muted audio sections are a real possibility.
On PC, the minimum spec runs to Windows 10 with an Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 12 GB of RAM, a GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580, and 16 GB of SSD storage, while the recommended spec climbs to Windows 11, an i7-12700K or Ryzen 7 5700X, 16 GB of RAM, and an RTX 4060 or RX 6700 XT. Those numbers are specific to the test and may change by launch. SEGA is also upfront that this is a work in progress build, so bugs and stability issues come with the territory.
