Gaming Today File-N-Forget Podcast Episode 4: Beta Banzai
By Ron on Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 at 6:29 PM PST In Features, File-N-Forget Podcast
The fourth episode of Gaming Today’s File-N-Forget podcast takes a closer look at a growing phenomenon: Beta Tests.
Host Ron Whitaker and guest host Shawn Sines discuss betas in general, including the recent Call of Duty 4 beta debacle, whether betas are good or bad for industry, and more.
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No ramble comment today
Gotta agree with you, basically. I think a lot of people see Beta’s as a chance to play the game earlier and then complain with errors. The ignorance of some people is truly shocking. I think of them more as a lite-demo, so missing out is more annoying than disappointing.
To be honest though, I hardly get demo’s anymore. Maybe it’s because fewer seem to be releasing any and even then ones I’ve cared about, but I think I’m just a little more cautious to buy games that I know I’ll like.