Can You Judge a Game by its Beta?

14th October, 0 replies

Most of us have likely heard the old adage that “you can’t judge a book by its cover”, but can you judge a video game by its beta? On the surface, the two propositions seem similar. The cover of a book is meant to give you an idea of the experience that awaits you within, and a beta, though they originated as a means of testing and troubleshooting software, has come to be at least partly designed as a glorified preview, giving you a glimpse of what the full release has in store.

Immediately there is a clear distinction between the two ideas. A beta should present you with a much better glimpse of the actual content of the title than a cover could. However, that deeper glimpse can and almost should have issues that the developer is trying to work out. If it does not have any need for improvement, especially technically, then an argument can be made that it really is more of a preview than a true beta test.

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