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Posted by: Mr Bloz
Posted by: mr t0kit0s
Posted by: Slayer Lord
They wouldnt need a Beta for it because it uses the same engine as Halo 3.
If i remember correctly, Betas are only for testing the new engines for things. Thats why they are going to have a Halo: Reach Beta.
You are wrong in many ways. They still make betas so they test the game you numbnuts.
No actually he's correct, Bungie never said Reach would run off the Halo 3 engine, and since Odst does run off H3E there really isn't a need for a beta.
No, he's wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_testing It doesn't matter if 2 games are ran off the same engine -- there still needs to be testing. Using the same engine (e.g. Havok engine for all Bungie-made Halo games) means you'll get very similar, if not the same, lighting, textures, graphics, sound streaming, etc., but that's if the said games are going to be a series together.
[Edited on 07.16.2009 8:20 AM PDT]