Console Beta realease date

[Solid Fox18]

Was on best buy when i saw they updated the defiance section with this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpa...s&nrp=15&iht=n

[UC xVADERx]

Very nice!

[Dlusion]

DA F! damn you best buy!

[Solid Fox18]

that date might be for all beta consoles even if you didnt preorder at best buy

[UC xVADERx]

I'm interested to find out. That's only two weeks away!
And Best Buy doesn't seem like the type of place to put out wrong information...

[Solid Fox18]

very true i hope its coorect

[CReaper210]

So... 16 days before the game launches. 16 days to go through all the bug claims, compile the list and fix them in-game and hope it is big enough to justify a title update, then wait for it to go through certification. That is why you don't wait until the last second to do a beta. But whatever. I'll be getting this dem- errr I mean, beta.

[Midnight Eye]

I already pre-ordered the Ultimate Edition at Ebgames but there is no mention of a Console beta. It would suck if I don't get access to it. Since I live in Canada I wonder if they are only offering it to American retailers. Bestbuy.com talks about the beta but Bestbuy.ca doesn't even have Defiance listed on the site.

* Update after I did some digging on other Forums it seems that Ebgames Canada tends to hide beta codes sometimes or they might receive them and give me a call. I just have to be patient and see what happens.

I heard very little of this game last year but after seeing that 1hr IGN video I got hooked. I barely play any MMO's since my last one I played was Phantasy Star Online on the Dreamcast.
I know i am not the only one who wants to play this game bad.

[Defy]

still would rather hear an official announcement from Trion

[Akado]

So... 16 days before the game launches. 16 days to go through all the bug claims, compile the list and fix them in-game and hope it is big enough to justify a title update, then wait for it to go through certification. That is why you don't wait until the last second to do a beta. But whatever. I'll be getting this dem- errr I mean, beta.

To be honest most bugs will be found during their internal test/on-going alpha test but thats not to say that the game will be released totally bug free because no game really achieves that. The Beta for consoles is most likely a stress test for their servers and a demo for some people.