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Ubisoft cancels pre-order Beta Anno 2205
Ubisoft slash dev Blue Byte decided to cancel the Anno 2205 pre-order beta. Instead the people who purchased the pre-order will receive an exclusive vehicle and social emblem when the game is released November 3rd.
In a post on the German Ubisoft forums, the publisher announced the cancellation of the closed beta, access to which was included with pre-orders made over the last few weeks. No explanation was given for the cancellation, but the planned November 3 release date has not been altered at this stage, Ubisoft said.
Dear Anno players and fans,
As you may know, Anno 2205 will be playable for the first time by fans at Gamescom next week. We are indeed very excited to put the game in the players’ hands and we will look forward to receiving feedback at this occasion. However, we won’t be able to hold the previously announced closed beta. Still, we can’t wait to take you to the moon on November 3rd.
As a reward for your engagement, and because we want to thank our most loyal players, the development team is making sure to provide an in-game bonus for those of you who have or will pre-order the game before release. More details will be revealed in the coming weeks, but here’s a preview of this unlockable item.
For those of you who pre-ordered Anno 2205 in store, you will get this exclusive Command Ship and also an exclusive Corporation Emblem with the provided code.
If you pre-ordered the game digitally, you will receive it shortly before release from our digital partners.
We are looking forward to delivering Anno 2205, which represents for us a key evolution of the Anno franchise.
Best,
The Anno 2205 team
Anno 2205 is the sixth game in the series and set further into the future of any before it – in case the title didn’t give that away. It will be playable at gamescom 2015 this week.
Seriously, people should stop pre-ordering games for these betas. The devs get tons of money and cashflow for an unfinished game and meanwhile you get a free vehicle to use in the final game, sheesh.
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#5134878 Posted on: 08/03/2015 10:06 AM
i think after unity and arkham knight gamers are more wary about pre-orders and i think it will make pc games much better in the long run because the developers will have to release games that are actually finished so customers will buy them, instead of relese unfinished games because they already had the money from the pre orders
i think after unity and arkham knight gamers are more wary about pre-orders and i think it will make pc games much better in the long run because the developers will have to release games that are actually finished so customers will buy them, instead of relese unfinished games because they already had the money from the pre orders
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#5135058 Posted on: 08/03/2015 04:03 PM
Ubisoft....
Why is Ubisoft so backwards on their software development life cycle? A closed beta is exactly what a game like this needs for a successful launch. Anno has quite the following and I am sure there are more than a few diehard fans that would love to test their game for free.
@Ubisoft, get with the times. Fix your development testing requirements (QA), and fix your post release support; both are horrible.
Ubisoft....
Why is Ubisoft so backwards on their software development life cycle? A closed beta is exactly what a game like this needs for a successful launch. Anno has quite the following and I am sure there are more than a few diehard fans that would love to test their game for free.
@Ubisoft, get with the times. Fix your development testing requirements (QA), and fix your post release support; both are horrible.
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#5135113 Posted on: 08/03/2015 05:05 PM
except that closed beta used to be handed to a select number of users for free (+NDA) and now they want your money to beta test and most likely don't even care about your input until bad rep or money back requests start to flow in.
except that closed beta used to be handed to a select number of users for free (+NDA) and now they want your money to beta test and most likely don't even care about your input until bad rep or money back requests start to flow in.
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#5135159 Posted on: 08/03/2015 06:57 PM
Closed betas usually still are. The one that I participated in somewhat recently was Elder Scrolls Online. It was announced at E3(?) to have its beta exclusively for PS4 owners. Yet, I was in the closed beta about a month after that announcement on PC before it was on any other platforms.
It was a "true" beta experience, where hardly anything is in or tuned. Not the "week before launch beta" that we see often now.
except that closed beta used to be handed to a select number of users for free (+NDA) and now they want your money to beta test and most likely don't even care about your input until bad rep or money back requests start to flow in.
Closed betas usually still are. The one that I participated in somewhat recently was Elder Scrolls Online. It was announced at E3(?) to have its beta exclusively for PS4 owners. Yet, I was in the closed beta about a month after that announcement on PC before it was on any other platforms.
It was a "true" beta experience, where hardly anything is in or tuned. Not the "week before launch beta" that we see often now.
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"social emblem and exclusive vehice."
thats a sad reality