Super Street Fighter II XBLA beta begins today

I can haz SF2HDR now?

Looks like we have to wait a few hours. I still get an error message :'(

wouldn't let me download it....can't retrieve data error or something like that and then a status code.....lame

I know this is off topic, but why the fuck do my comments keep disappearing? Is this browser related?

It's deja vu all over again ala people buying Crackdown for the Halo 3 beta.

just wondering, can i purchase commando anytime between now and august and still get in on the beta?

I think Commando is a great XBLA/PSN game, a mindless blaster to play with friends. I bought it only for SSFF2THDR but I've really enjoyed it this past week.

damn... if the beta is set to run all the way to august, wouldn't that mean they wouldn't plan on actually releasing the game until a few weeks after?

i guess they could release the game while the beta was underway and then just patch up the game with corrections to the flaws they found on network play. but i dun know how plausible that scenario is.

the reason i'm "worried" about when it's going to be released is because of the Evolution Fighting Tournament 2008 being held from August 8-11. having the HD remix version of a beloved classic would (not by me, just speaking for the masses) would be a great gift the fighting game enthusiasts in attendance.

but from what i'm seeing, that isn't likely going to be the case. DAMMIT David Sirlin! get with it! ;p

Ladies and gents it is now available to download.

See you on the interwebs

The game is Bugy as hell...

Hence the term beta? What are you guys experiancing? I've had a couple of lock-ups while searching for/creating games...

If I buy Commando 3 today, will I still get access to the SF2 beta?

Why are they giving it out with "Wolf of the Battlefield:Commando 3" instead of giving it to those of us who paid for "Street Fighter 2: Hyper Fighting"? -- Wouldn't the latter make sense and be a decent gesture.

As it stands, they're basically expecting me to purchase the exact same game YET AGAIN but this time with prettier graphics. I've already purchased home versions of Street Fighter 2 MANY times since its debut.

I don't think I'll be buying this. Sorry, but this is one too many, too soon. I'm NOT going to buy the same game every year, just because it gets tweaked a bit. The game play is the same and frankly this version should have been what they gave us in the first place when they released SF2:HF on Arcade.

No man-- I'm out. They're not getting a dime for this one from me if they won't at least give the SF2:HF buyers a discount or rebate or something.

Got it downloaded. Local match worked just fine, but quick match has actually frozen my machine. You've got some work to do Capcom.

@ AoE
Yes, i know, but shit have limits... did you tried the game already ? Serious, after "trying" for 2 hours, i was able to play like 4 times, the rest of the time was reseting my 360...

it's buggy...it's beta...it's expected. my only quibble with it is the fact we have only 2 players to choose from and they are almost identical to each other to begin with. Is that so the fighting is more evenly matched, or just so the testers have fewer differences between the characters to focus on? Cause I seriously need to a fei long "whooooooooooooooooooo!!!!" fix.