simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoSpace Marine 2 Devs Cancel Beta To Focus On 'Best' Possible Launchkotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down12
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkSpace Marine 2 Devs Cancel Beta To Focus On 'Best' Possible Launchkotaku.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareMeaanBeaan@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·18 days agoIs that not the purpose of a beta? That doesn’t seem like a good sign.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·18 days 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.
Is that not the purpose of a beta? That doesn’t seem like a good sign.
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.