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Posted by: alexh
Well I have a few points to make.
This is absolutely unprecedented in the console world and it may be a precursor to whats to come on this generation of consoles (360, ps3, wii). Beta testing for games is primarily used in the PC domain, and even there, the field chosen to test is very small. The simple fact that, I believe, Bungie has twisted microsofts arm enough to let nearly 50,000 people participate in a BETA of argueably the most anticipated game of ALL TIME, is a testiment to how much Bungie appreciates their Halo following. Public beta testing on console games is almost unheard of, but public beta testing at this magnitude on PC or otherwise is completely ridiculous. There is NO REASON why bungie would need to recruit even more than 500 people to beta test, besides the fact that they want their loyal halo fans a once in a lifetime chance to participate in this highly anticipated title. If you think of it this way, the console world has many many fewer variables than the PC world, as all 360 machines are built with stock hardware and come with preinstalled software, whereas PC's come in all different flavors. Sure, 50,000 opinions can make for a fantastic game, but microsoft also knows it may loose customers from halo 2 because this game is going to be much different. I think microsoft said, ok we'll give you one more way to include people in this beta test, but it must give people the incentive to buy one of our products. There are still 2 other ways that you can get in for free (Which I think will account for about 25,000 of the 50,000 slots) but for if those don't work out for you, theres one more for sure way to get in.
Thanks bungie for even allowing Halo fans the opportunity to try out Halo 3.
I aggrie, it's a fantastic opertunity bungie has offered us, it just seem a shame the microsoft have in some ways used it to make more money, but i guess in the end thay are a companey and that's what thay do, make money. but yes thankyou bungie !