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Bungie Thanks You: Destiny Beta Was A “Tremendous Success”

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A beta test gives the developer a chance to see how the game has progressed, and what still needs to be fixed.

In the case of Destiny , we're hoping players didn't locate too many serious issues, because Bungie would only have until late-August to fix 'em. Either way, the designers are immensely pleased with the results of the beta.

As the beta closed its doors, Bungie posted the following message on Facebook :

"The Destiny Beta was a tremendous success from where we sat overlooking the Tower. If you played, Bungie thanks you from the bottom of our hearts. We learned so much about our game, and how we can make it better.

Your next adventure begins on September 9th when we launch Destiny. Once we do that, we intend to keep it in orbit for a very long time. See you starside."

We don't know how many people actually tried out the beta, but Bungie community manger Eric Osborne wrote on Twitter that he was absolutely "gobsmacked by the numbers." Well, sure…open up a beta to everyone and that's what's gonna happen.

And according to our recent poll results , the vast majority of individuals out there really loved that beta. Bring on September 9!

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PSXE Poll Update: Everyone’s Lovin’ The Destiny Beta

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The Destiny beta test will end in a few days and clearly, many of you will be disappointed.

Yeah, now you're counting the days until September 9, aren't you? According to the results of our latest poll, the majority of readers said the Destiny beta is "awesome" and they can't wait to play the finalized product.

This isn't necessarily a surprise, as a great many gamers really appear to enjoy the beta for Bungie's upcoming open-world shooter. However, it's important to note that traditionally, PSXE is not a shooter-happy coummunity; we've got FPS fans, but that's hardly the genre of choice 'round these parts. Having such a high percentage of our readership respond so favorably to this beta is a good sign for Bungie and Activision.

This week, let's find out: Who's got the Wii U? Sales are on the upswing (especially in Japan), and it could very well be the perfect supplement to the PlayStation 4. Next week, we'll ask how many of you have the Xbox One, so then we can do a little compare-and-contrast…

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Will Your Destiny Beta Progress Carry Over? Maybe…

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It's always an important question: Will any progress we make in the beta test carry over into the final version?

The Destiny beta test kicks off this week on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 (it'll be available on Xbox platforms on July 23). But will our progress indeed be saved?

Well, that's a good news-bad news situation. The good news is that it appears to be a possibility. The bad news is that as of yet, Bungie hasn't made a decision. According to what Bungie community manager David "Deej" Dague told Eurogamer , they just can't make any promises right now.

"The beta is a test. It's extremely unknown as to what the outcome will be. So, it's certainly not a promise or an announcement that we're making at this time. It all depends on what we learn and how things shake out. So, we're certainly not telling players they can carry their progress over, but we haven't made any announcements either way."

You can get into the beta by pre-ordering the game, and we've heard that this test will feature four story chapters, four competitive multiplayer maps, a co-op Strike mission, and a very large portion of the world to explore. It's bound to be a ton of fun and we sincerely hope our progress will carry over to the final product.

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Bungie: Destiny Beta Won’t “Give Away The Entire Game”

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Destiny is a very big deal for Bungie.

Therefore, it stands to reason that the upcoming beta test will be pretty huge as well. According to the developer's weekly update , the beta will be bigger than any public test Bungie has ever conducted before.

At the same time, Community Manager David Dague said it'll be big enough to provide invaluable feedback, but it won't spoil the whole game. Still, it's gonna be plenty huge:

"Ever served Bungie as a beta tester? This will be the biggest proving grounds we’ve ever opened up to you before we were go for final launch."

They revealed a few other interesting gameplay tidbits, too. For instance, we'll be able to recruit NPCs for certain missions, and weapons aren't limited to character class. Each character will have a specific progression, but all classes can use all weapons. Basically, they want to make sure it remains a shooter and not a role-playing game; turn it into the latter and you lose your target audience.

Destiny currently holds a September 9, 2014 launch date.

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