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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Halo 3 beta still MIA; no ETA ...

UPDATED (2): Those sneaky Bungie guys (SketchFactor this time) have updated their update, thinking we won't notice (I cut and pasted from the first notice): "This just in! The Microsoft team has identified the issue that was preventing the Halo 3 beta from being downloaded via Crackdown. This problem is expected to be fixed within the next 3 to 6 hours. New information as soon as we have it!" (Emphasis mine.)

UPDATED: Just in from Bungie's Frankie O'Connor: "This just in! The Microsoft team has identified the issue that was preventing the Halo 3 beta from being downloaded via Crackdown. This problem is expected to be fixed within the next 2 to 4 hours. New information as soon as we have it!"

This is awesome.

More than 12 hours after acknowledging the problem, the Halo 3 beta is still missing in action, with not even a peep from Bungie or Major Nelson during the entire time.

Granted, this is a game. And there are arguably bigger, more important things going on in the world.

However, as a worldwide services / program manager myself, I'm interested in the logistics and fallout of this. Put over simply, there was a promise of a service; a promise upon which delivery has not been made. And nobody's saying nothin'.

Interesting.

And for a fun take on the personal cost of the delayed beta, check out the "write-up" from Joystiq.com.

I seriously so like those Joystiq and Kotaku folks ...

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Adam Creighton, Computer and Video Gaming (Subscribe)

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Halo 3 beta still MIA; no ETA ...

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