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Bad Company 2 Beta is PS3 Exclusive, MP Demo Coming to XBL in Early 2010

Bad Company 2 Beta is PS3 Exclusive, MP Demo Coming to XBL in Early 2010
Written Thursday, November 05, 2009 by Dan Webb

Sorry Xbox fans, it’s time to put on a sad face. Remember the Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta we reported on earlier this week, well today, EA and DICE announced that the beta would be a PS3 exclusive and would hit the console this coming November 19th.

Fear not though, it’s not all sad faces and tears – although on the whole it is, Bad Company fans will be happy to hear that DICE are releasing a multiplayer demo for everyone in early 2010, so you can sample the delights of Bad Company 2 then.

Got a PS3? Head on over to www.battlefield.com and see how you can sign up. The beta is heading to the PC in early December as well, so keep your eyes open for that.

Why isn’t it on the 360 you ask? Well we asked DICE’s Gordon Van Dyke this yesterday, so look out for our video interview early next week to find out why.


User Comments
Comment #1 by Tkbacon99
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 07:50:49 PM

Oh come on! Was really looking foward to this.

Comment #2 by SRJB
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 07:50:56 PM

ill probs be too busy playing MW2 to notice

Comment #3 by NumberUno
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 07:51:13 PM

That's sad.

Comment #4 by TehMisc
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 07:51:29 PM

fail
i was lookin forward to this



Comment #6 by Martster
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 07:59:34 PM

I would like to correct this as the beta is NOT PS3 exclusive

It also coming to PC in December

Comment #7 by Martster
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:01:25 PM

Destroy last comment, I missed that you got that in there

I posted from the twitter update, silly me, should check twice before flaming

Comment #8 by Jmashed
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:02:58 PM

@5
I despise people like you. I'll be playing both, people who single out games are nothing but common fan boy filth. I've played both Halo and MW and I don't say "oh halo sucks and MW is way better" and such because they're both completely different games and should not be compared in such a way. Neither game is out yet but you still single it out, how pathetic.

This is absolute horse shit but betas aren't that great anyways, I'll be purchasing it regardless of these details.

Comment #9 by Charlie988
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:04:01 PM

dice what are you lol, :-(

Comment #10 by Zacxx201
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:08:00 PM

Well at least everyone can play the demo

Comment #11 by silentbob0
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:08:17 PM

Shame it's not on the 360 as it is my prefered console. But I have a PS3 so it's all good for me.

Comment #12 by Cdmaster188
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:14:11 PM

sucks to hear but ooo well MW2 we keep me busy until this comes out ^_^


Comment #13 by safemachine08
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:25:14 PM

that's a bummer when is this released?

Comment #14 by Yung Lil Fly
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:31:36 PM

So, they'll get results from the 30 people that actually own PS3's?

Comment #15 by Cameron Speirs
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:32:50 PM

Yay thank god i bought a ps3 when i got rrod 5 :)

Comment #17 by Michael i7
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 08:49:55 PM

Finally a reason to play my PS3

Comment #18 by blackout529
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 09:14:12 PM

I'm with #2, although having the beta on xbox would be nice

Comment #19 by Pr0ph3cy
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 09:30:26 PM

What no love for the 360?

Comment #20 by Emfulz
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 09:44:10 PM

So they basically screwed themselves a bit? I don't see the beta helping any what so ever now...

Comment #21 by H_Blake_H
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 10:24:23 PM

see i have a ps3 but im not going to preorder a game just to get a beta key >.

Comment #22 by DENAz666
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 10:30:25 PM

Oh how smart of them, i'm sure there will be plenty of people playing playstation online... Seriously though, thats got to be the stupidest move they could have made. How are you meant to test a product if you test it on a console that has a very limited online support

Comment #23 by Chuppernicus
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 11:12:52 PM

Crud-

Well I'll still take a multiplayer demo in early 2010. Trying to get my buddies to check out the wonder that is Bad Company. I feel like a cheerleader sometimes, but damn I loved the first one.

Comment #24 by asilentboom
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 11:35:37 PM

I was looking forward to the beta, but oh well more time for MW2, AC2, and L4D2. Can't wait for the demo though.

Comment #25 by Krog
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 12:44:08 AM

Well ain't this a pipe-wrench in the balls! Especially considering that the 360 version outsold the PS3 version, and the 360 is a larger market!

Comment #26 by SHIMA 41
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 12:46:28 AM

:'( have to go round my friends 2 check it out

Comment #27 by XI MANX IX
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 12:50:28 AM

GOOD THING I OWN A PS3 ALSO.... HAHA

Comment #28 by Blue Thunder28
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 01:14:17 AM

Biggest sad face of the year. Oh well. Greatly looking forward to the demo.

Comment #29 by CRAPYKAUH
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 02:03:46 AM

I think part of the reason guys is the fact that with Bad Company the PS3 version had a lot of issues the 360 version didn't have. and such maybe they want to take extra care of PS3 owners just to redeem themselves? its a possibility!

Comment #30 by devastater6194
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 03:43:54 AM

This just sonys wayy of getting back at microsoft coz we get the first two mw2 map packs first.

Comment #31 by Cameron Speirs
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 03:59:55 AM

#30 i dont think you are lol (Im not 100% though so dont flame me)

Comment #33 by VladimirK
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 04:54:57 AM

Ahh well.
Doesn't really matter too much.

Still got the LE pre ordered at Game.

Comment #34 by Bebe Buell
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 05:11:37 AM

One word, ASS!

Comment #35 by Awsomelink
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 06:05:40 AM

I love you dice, like totally put your beta on the console with the least owners.

I'm not a fanboy or anything, but seriously, wouldn't it make far more business sense to put it on the xbox.

Comment #36 by JohnnyR74
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 06:31:47 AM

I guess they decided the PS3 needed some love, too.

Comment #37 by Virtual Crisis
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 06:32:38 AM

Still gonna get it anyways. Not the end of the world

Comment #38 by RIISE.
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 07:15:48 AM

PS3 > Xbox 360 end of

Comment #39 by Crossy1986
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 07:19:08 AM

Yeh, thanks for that...

Comment #40 by specVjavi
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 07:24:38 AM

was interested in checkin it out but ill be busy with MW2 anyway.

Comment #41 by makk 88
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 08:03:13 AM

If anyone remembers what happened with 1943. Servers were down for days on xbox because of the demand. on PS3 its a safe bet that that won't happen on BFBC2 beta because in my opinion the PS3 is seen as a less popular console for online play.

Comment #42 by milkmano
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 09:03:05 AM

I'll probably be play MW2 to much to notice or care =-P

Comment #43 by Elit3Ski11s
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 09:11:30 AM

Its ok peeps, let them use the ps3 to get rid of all of the bugs, maybe even hardware damage? lol EA is such a sellout, Sony paid a pretty penny for those rights.

Comment #44 by gldnbomb1
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 09:30:59 AM

Woot, glad I have both systems.

Comment #45 by MakoBallistic
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 09:35:13 AM

@38 - its called an opinion, not fact. end of.

good job i have both as im really looking forward to this game and the beta should be great.

Comment #46 by Kirbster117
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 10:33:21 AM

Not in North America anyway so chances are I wouldn't get a beta code

Comment #47 by Infection Ftw
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 11:11:23 AM

At least there are enough other great games to fill the time:)

Comment #48 by Dr Popodopolus
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 12:05:33 PM

Well I am the only person to pre-order at my local so at least that's sorted. I am not going to bother pre-ordering it on PS3 just for the BETA as most likely will be able to watch plenty of HD videos on youtube as well as some JTV streams perhaps.

Comment #49 by Gand
Friday, November 06, 2009 @ 04:48:21 PM

Sad Face.

:(


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