XBOX Live Beta

[Glass Joe]

Originally posted by Korly
this is the email I got today...




It won't be too long now. Soon, you'll be in.

That's because after October 7, we'll be sending out more invites for the Xbox Live Beta. Beta Testers are coming onto the service in waves, and you're next.

Here's what to look forward to:

Be one of the first to create a Gamertag and start building a rep.
12 months of high-speed gaming starting at the end of the Beta, plus free play during the Beta.
The Limited Edition XboxT Live Beta Starter Kit, including the Xbox Communicator headset.
All this for only $49.95! That's about what you'd pay for just one game.


You'll be among the first to experience the world's ultimate high-speed gaming arena before it launches on November 15th. So keep your thumbs warmed up, because you'll need them soon.

Stay tuned - and thanks for your interest in Xbox Live. If you need any additional information, you can visit www.xbox.com/live.


-Xbox Live Beta Selection Team

I got this same shit today. The title of the email was "XBOX Live Beta: you're in! Then I read that and didn't know what to think. What's your take on it?

[Korly]

I dunno.

It seems that we were chosen, but wont ba able to buy it until october 7.

Who knows though.

[Glass Joe]

that's the impression I got also. It's a strange way of doing things though.

[Korly]

Aye.

That it is laddie, that it is.

[Wolffen]

They're shooting for a huge ramp up a month before go-live to get to 35000 people. By inviting a bunch of testers on at the same time (probably doubling the amount on now), they can simulate what it will be like on Nov 6th/15th (whatever the date is now).

Master, add me on your friend list. I'll do the same for you tonight. Werewolf, post here once you get signed up. I figured you hadn't gotten on since I couldn't add to my friends list last night.

Everyone else, please post to this thread if you can once you get your gamer tags if you get into the beta.

[EThugg]

I hope I get picked in the second wave, because I can't convince people it's 'urgently important' I buy the kit unless I'm getting free stuff like games....

[Werewolf]

Signed up, cool I got Werewolf

I'll add you guys to my list

[youandwhosearmy]

I got an email saying I'm in for october 3rd.

Good stuff.

[Werewolf]

The Beta Kit is nice, it comes in a cool zippered bag and has NFL Fever 2003 Beta Online Only game, ReVolt, the headset and setup disc plus a clear orange memory card

Plus so far you can use any game that has XBOX Live support that has been released, I tried NFL 2K3 and that worked fine... but no one was on it at that time

[Wolffen]

Werewolf, got you on my friends list. Thanks for the invite. Hope to see you online sometime soon. (I'll be on Revolt only until I get the gumption to get killed @ Fever).

I've seen a little lag, but I think someone had a bad connection. I was playing last night and a game had 6 people. Sound shot to shit, constant reverb,, and bursts of static whenever someone talked. Whoever had the bad connection dropped out and things cleared right up. I think some people are trying to use ISA or something fishy to hook up since I've seen a few pings up to 1000MS in the Revolt game list. Granted, that's part of a beta, you try and break things.

Hope to see you on Revolt someday Werewolf.