Sony has announced that the start date for the Killzone: Mercenary beta will be August 20, 2013. The Vita shooter's beta will run from August 20 for PS Plus subscribers, and August 27 for general admision. The beta will run through September 3, 2013.

Killzone: Mercenary is scheduled to launch September 4, 2013 in Europe, September 5 in Spain and Portugal, September 6 in UK, Ireland and Australia and September 10 in North America.