simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoSpace Marine 2 Devs Cancel Beta To Focus On 'Best' Possible Launchkotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down12
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minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·5 months agoTraditional, pre-2006, beta tests were bug hunts in feature complete software. Then public beta tests became a thing that rapidly evolved into marketing for a finished game. Most public betas don’t see any bugs fixed on launch.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoNot just marketing, they’re often also a load test for the networking infrastructure. Not much change to actual gameplay though.
Traditional, pre-2006, beta tests were bug hunts in feature complete software. Then public beta tests became a thing that rapidly evolved into marketing for a finished game. Most public betas don’t see any bugs fixed on launch.
Not just marketing, they’re often also a load test for the networking infrastructure. Not much change to actual gameplay though.