Is it at all possible? Could we test it out to see what bugs are in it. Xbox was able to get one why can't we?

Moderators, please don't lock this thread. It's just an honest idea.

They wouldn't do this at all. The xbox beta was just to hype the game up. They didn't really fix any bugs found in the beta before release, anyways.

seeing as the Xbox beta didn't really fix anything, they aren't going to do it.

All of the above.

This. There have been a few threads about this idea, all were closed I'm pretty sure.

Seriously though he is asking a genuine question. Why would Bethesda be against the idea of a beta? It would allow them to get more people testing the game to see how well it truly is or is not working. Seems to make a lot of sense.

Agreed it is possible but I'm sure if they wanted to do this they would of done this a long time ago.

I think they got much grief due to the ps3 base game being so broken that they want to take their time an (try) get it right this time so they don't have another episode as before.

But then again all you have to do is look back on previous track record with Bethesda games mainly the open world such as fallout an so on an there's your answer to all the questions you could possibly ask about the support an versions for the ps3. Harsh but true.

Not happening, unfortunately. It's very likely that the game is not as "fine for most" as Bethesda lets on.

I've posted on other threads - I think they're working on more than just the DLC. They also need a contingency plan if the DLC cannot be brought to PS3. Since it is a promised feature of the game, it must be delivered - or the product is defective. 4.12 million defective products being sold is not something I think Sony would like to let pass, let alone consumer advocacy organizations. Bethesda is likely aware of this, and has this in mind as they move forward.

This is a great idea, and if the mods decide to move it to the 20-somethingth Dawnguard PS3 thread which acts as a sort of dumping ground for PS3 DG questions it'll probably show just how bad Bethesda's DLC problems are.

As was said before, the beta for other systems was for hype, to encourage more profit.

They don't use their betas for finding bugs and fixing them. The other thing is, they know what their current problem is. They just can't figure out how to fix it.

They had one beta, that was all they needed, and not that many XBox 360 players were chosen as beta testers anyway, the PC players never got a beta version of Dawnguard. The game is exactly the same on all systems, so they are not going to be doing a PS3 beta for DLC they already released. The PS3 version when it eventually arrives is not going to play any different to the two versions already released. it might look slightly different if they have to sacrifice something to get it released. They already shortened the draw distance and changed some of the effects, apparently that was not enough for the PS3. They do not need outside beta testers if they are only changing some of the effects, of something else taking up resources in the main game. And what ever they end up doing, probably everyone will end up with anyway.

1) Because it sounds pretty much like Bethesda already knows exactly what the problem is already. (hence, why they got Sony peeps on it)

2) Because instead of 30 people posting "Bethesda hate's PS3 owners by not giving us DLC" they'll get 300 people saying "Bethesda hate's PS3 owners by giving us buggy-as-hell/unplayable DLC!".... yes, even if it's FREE...

True beta testing is considerably more than what is involved in 'open beta' testing.

There are set tasks, recording, evaluation, retesting, etc etc. The process is long and involved, and isn't simply a matter of a bunch of people playing the game and coming up with a list of bugs and glitches. It also involves discussion and information exchange between various programmers or developers and the testers.

I hate to rain on anyone's parade, but I don't think any of this has actually occurred with any open beta Beth has done.

I would like to think that Beth has a number of beta testers from among us, who are on a non-disclosure agreement, without our knowledge, but the past track record and lack of dialogue from Beth indicates to me that they don't. I also don't think that they have an overly large pool of staff testers, but I could be wrong on that.

Beth will do what they want to do.

There isn't going to be any beta testing, as well as any DLC for the PS or patches for that matter. It's all but been swept under the rug as the support has ceased completely in the PS3 section of the forums and basically here as well. The silence should tell you all this, and really there's nothing Sony can do to help this lame coding attempt.

This thread will also be locked by a mod and they will tell you that there is already a thread for this discussion.

Sorry all, but it's reality.

But NDA's eventually drop so you'd hear about it from someone somewhere right? Eventually.

How would they distribute beta copies discretely over PSN anyways?

Redeem code?

The 360 "Beta Test" was just a marketing ploy to stir up interest. I doubt they actually took any feedback from the "testers" in order to make the appropriate bug fixes.
The reason why they won't do it with the PS3 is because it just won't work. Like all other games (fallout), if they throw badly coded DLC on top of an already buggy, broken game it will make it completely unplayable for everyone.

if bethesda draws this out longer they should give us some compelicationeas(compensations) like spears for the game, since we ps3 players r up in arms ;D,
and mahbe a discount

They won't, we ps3 owners will never see dawnguard on our system.

can't have a discount if never released xD

And spears, everyone would complain that they want spears as well since they've been asked for for a while

And, if we don't get dawnguard they said PS3 won't get anything separately that was included in dawnguard. All or nothing.


Honestly I'm surprised this thread is still up. Typically it's shut down by now.

Maybe they loosened up on bringing ALL PS3 topics under one thread, and allowed several different topic threads relating to PS3 beyond date speculation and venting. That'd be nice, as when all the threads are moved under that specific thread, they just die out. You can't get a voice heard lol.