Bungie wants a million people playing the Destiny beta

“From our perspective as a developer, it’s hard to fault GTA Online for caving under something like 10 million players trying to hit servers at the same time,” Bungie’s Eric Osborne told IGN. “We need people to play story, multiplayer and co-op. We need them to go and create characters so we can understand those systems and what they mean for us. We need lots of people to hit the servers at the same time, see how they use guns and play the early stuff, what the competitive multiplayer looks like with many different levels. Working on Destiny every day doesn’t compare with a million gamers crashing against it.


Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/02/bungie-wants-a-million-people-playing-the-destiny-beta/


EDIT: You can get a beta code just from having the game pre-ordered.
 
Well, that'll probably happen with all those people canceling their Amazon pre-orders after getting keys.

That said, I can't wait to see what they have to offer and I hope their servers do a decent job at managing the load.
 
Is it a free beta, right?

In that case, I'll be one of them. ...On PS3, since I don't want to buy a next gen console yet (even if PS4 is tempting me more and more, but I can't buy it now :( ), but I'll play it for sure.
 
If they want that then they shouldn't be using it as a pre-order incentive, they should just put them up for everyone on XBL/PSN.
 
Then give our beta keys - don't only give them to people if they buy another game or if they buy some crappy fast food.
 
The beacon of Destiny! The beacon is lit! Bungie calls for aid........











And NeoGAF will answer. Muster the Rohirrim! Assemble the army on all supported consoles, as many members as can be found! We have four months. On the fifth, we ride for Destiny. And WAR.
 
Sounds good to me Bungie. I'm ready whenever you are.

And yeah GTA Online was FUUUCKED at launch. I can't imagine having a beta wouldn't have helped them prepare.
 
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