It used to be that the quality of a game could be determined through a demo. Like what you played? Great! Slap a few extra Randelas down, and the rest of the product is yours forever, sealed inside this nifty big box and bundled with colour manuals. Lovely. These days, the industry isn;t exactly too fond of handing out free gameplay experiences before launch.
Sure, you may get something like EA’s Access system, which grants you several hours within which to experience a game, but you’re still paying for that. And then you’ve got betas. The demo of today, is the humble beta. It’s a brilliant bit of marketing, one that can easily whip fans into a frenzy as comments of “giff beta key” ring through the forums while developers brace themselves for the crapnado of abuse that comes from having a server go down.
Like most online-heavy games these days, The Division will be marching on down to a closed beta pub. Said beta is going to be a hefty one however, clocking in at an install size of just over 26GB. That’s a lot of gigglebytes to download, for a mere weekend of gaming. Fortunately, you’ll be able to pre-load the entire beta, two days before the floodgates open:
Good evening to all,
You will have the possibility of pre-download the beta of the division 48 hours before the beginning of this one. Hoping that this will be enough for you and that your connection will allow you to download it before the beginning of the beta.
Splendid. It’s still going to take some time to get all that data however, so here’s a list of activities that you can take part in while you wait for The Division beta to install:
- Make a sandwich
- Wait, hang on. Make ME a sandwich instead.
- Wholewheat bread, gently toasted and with proper butter smeared on it.
- This bit is important: NO MARMITE. Bovril only please.
- Or maybe sliced ham, Gouda cheese and some Sriracha sauce.
- Also, slice the crust off.
- Right, going to need some filter-water to wash all that down. And maybe a mint.
- Hang on, what was this list about again?
Remember, you’ll be able to scour what’s left of New York from January 29 through to January 31 on PC and PlayStation 4. Xbox One owners get an entire extra day to themselves from January 28 for The Division.
Last Updated: January 22, 2016
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 22, 2016 at 14:11
So how do you get access to this beta? I wouldn’t mind trying it out.
VampyreSquirrel
January 22, 2016 at 14:31
Pre-order, or joining the waiting list… here —-> http://tomclancy-thedivision.ubi.com/game/en-US/beta/index.aspx or hope and pray there are give-aways of keys and you win.
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
January 22, 2016 at 14:42
Awesome. Thanks man
VampyreSquirrel
January 22, 2016 at 14:55
Pleasure 🙂
PestControl
January 25, 2016 at 15:24
Or just buy a beta key :S
George
January 25, 2016 at 20:26
I bought one from g2a, cost about £2.
VampyreSquirrel
January 22, 2016 at 14:19
I’ll probably be able to download it in time if I get into the beta and have data on my LTE! 🙂
RinceThis
January 22, 2016 at 14:38
26 gigs on LTE? How much does that cost these days?
VampyreSquirrel
January 22, 2016 at 14:43
It’ll be covered by my night data… but it would cost you… *Gets out app and calculator*… R1297 on pre-paid Telkom Mobile.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 22, 2016 at 14:44
Holy fiery burning balls in Singapore…
VampyreSquirrel
January 22, 2016 at 14:45
Would cost R1547 on Vodacom though XD
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 22, 2016 at 14:50
Thank the lawd I’m on Cell C…Oh, wait…
VampyreSquirrel
January 22, 2016 at 14:55
MTN has the most expensive mobile data in the country at the moment.
RinceThis
January 22, 2016 at 15:00
Yeah. And they fuck you over constantly. I had R18 on my phone the other day, tried calling another MTN cell ‘You have insufficient airtime…” DAPHUQ?! Moving the moment my contract ends.
VampyreSquirrel
January 22, 2016 at 15:04
My phone is on Vodacom, LTE through Telkom, Wife’s phone on MTN… I’ve definitely got the 2 better deals at the moment.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 22, 2016 at 15:05
I know, and now they have their sights set on Whatsapp, this is going to be lovely…
RinceThis
January 22, 2016 at 15:23
Yeah, Vodacom and MTN both.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 22, 2016 at 15:41
Yep, competition in their eyes right now is to see who get’s to parliament first….
RinceThis
January 22, 2016 at 16:30
Fuckers.
RinceThis
January 22, 2016 at 14:53
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK that.
VampyreSquirrel
January 22, 2016 at 14:57
It’s only $78.82 XD
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 22, 2016 at 15:04
O_O, scary, isn’t it?
VampyreSquirrel
January 22, 2016 at 15:11
Rather, especially when you notice that a new release game isn’t much less than that.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 22, 2016 at 15:20
Yeah…. Which means that if one budgets correctly, you’ll be able to purchase a new release once every Four hundred, eighty six thousand, two hundred and fifty six years…
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
January 22, 2016 at 14:43
It’s immeasurable in Rands….
RinceThis
January 22, 2016 at 14:38
Sorry, what?
Francois Knoetze
January 22, 2016 at 14:49
must resist preorder hype!! MUST RESIST!!!
Corrie
January 22, 2016 at 15:03
So will Ubisoft also allow you to pre load the missing chunk of the map they cut off for dlc?
Went from actually interested into I can see this being a failure
Craig "CrAiGiSh" Dodd
January 24, 2016 at 18:44
Can’t wake.
Now I just need to find someone with a decent line.
My 2mb just won’t cut it for the download 😛