Resistance 2 beta in September for Qore subscribers, others [update]

47 Comments by Ross Miller Jul 24th 2008 10:45AM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, First Person Shooters, Online

PlayStation 3 owners who subscribe to Sony's "interactive magazine" Qore will be able to participate in Resistance 2's beta this September (via IGN). The details are sketchy at the moment -- we're going to guess you'll have to pay the $25 annual subscription fee and not just $3 for the related episode -- but the thought of 60-player team deathmatch has us frothing at the mouth. No beta details revealed yet for the Qore-less Europe.

Update: Posting on myresistance.net, Insomniac Community Manager James Stevenson has clarified that "you will have many ways to get in" the beta. "The best way which will give you the earliest access to the beta will involve a pre-order program that should be announced soon," Stevenson writes. As for those of you residing outside of North America, don't worry, Insomniac has you covered ... somehow -- worldwide servers will be tested! [Thanks, Jay]

Tags: beta, insomniac, qore, resistance, resistance-2

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Killjebus: Jul 24th 2008; 10:52AM

If its just 1 issue, Im in...if not, then I can wait.

Killjebus: Jul 24th 2008; 10:56AM

By the way, for those of you wondering why the interior or the building had such bland textures and looked like a PS2/Wii game...it is because Ted frucked up and was never supposed to be in that building. That building is going to be destroyed in that sequence in the final game. Here is a video of how R2 will REALLY look at a finished state.

http://www.insidegamer.nl/playstation3/resistance2/videos/8101

Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?): Jul 24th 2008; 11:43AM

Looks very nice.Not a revolution a la Crysis but it's one of the prettiest games I've seen.That berserker reminds me too much of both Painkiller and Gears of War though.

xFenixKnightx (I cant quit you Dom): Jul 24th 2008; 11:44AM

Looking good...

Eggy: Jul 24th 2008; 11:44AM

Didn't even notice it. People are focussed too much on graphics these days.

Killjebus: Jul 24th 2008; 12:13PM

Graphics arent everything...but the really add to the overall immersion of the games. I have gotten used to no jaggies, complex textures, lifelike animations, believable colors, realistic effects, and so on.

cc123: Jul 24th 2008; 12:23PM

The beta will also be open to pre-order folks. If you have no interest in Qore you can go that route to get in.

This info was confirmed by the Insomniac community manager on NeoGAF.

tmacairjordan87: Jul 24th 2008; 12:30PM

I hope when you said not a revolution like Crysis you meant in the graphics department, cause if you meant anything else my head will likely explode.

xFenixKnightx: Jul 24th 2008; 1:05PM

k-jeeb

So sad you haven't truly experienced Gears campaign and Gears MP for an extended period of time. You actually catch yourself looking at the games fricken beauty a lot of the time. I'm just getting back into it after a LONG break. Still looks sick!

BananaBoat: Jul 24th 2008; 1:31PM

Is the idea of paying to get into a beta ridiculous to anyone else? Remember when they used to pay people to play in betas? Sooner or later they'll have people paying for the privilege of debugging a game, or optimizing the net code.

Oh well...I bought Crackdown to get into the Halo 3 beta, and I can always cancel the pre-order if I don't enjoy the beta. Can't really go wrong

FOXHOUND: Jul 24th 2008; 10:53AM

Throw in a *useful* subscriber-only weapon or trophy and I'm in.

Chris: Jul 24th 2008; 10:54AM

that giant creature looks so upset... I think all it really needs a hug, and someone to tell it everything'll be ok...

Instead of shooting bullets and explosive bomb things at it, maybe we could simply try showing it some love... all it needs is a friend...

The_Punisher: Jul 24th 2008; 11:28AM

Try hugging him. I'll be WAAAAAAY back there if you need me.

J: Jul 24th 2008; 5:12PM

I wonder how that creature would live in its natural habitat, unless it's sole purpose is being a weapon.

unrelated: Jul 24th 2008; 10:54AM

Qh well, still nQt Qoing to make me qet Qore.

Duke: Jul 24th 2008; 11:10AM

Suddenly I'm tempted to pay for Qore.

j.howlett: Jul 24th 2008; 11:12AM

maybe i can get in as a G.A.P. member

Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?): Jul 24th 2008; 11:40AM

Gay and Proud!?

Duke: Jul 24th 2008; 11:54AM

Doubt it since they have this new Qore program. GAP doesn't ensure you will get in betas. Though, I have been in the Home and Warhawk betas since I was put in GAP.

Killjebus: Jul 24th 2008; 12:06PM

Hey Duke, so what do you think of the video that they showed in the closed beta at E3 that will be in the fall open beta?

Some cool stuff if you ask me...especially the other things they plan on doing with trophies.

j.howlett: Jul 24th 2008; 12:35PM

i was surprised to get into the metal gear beta because of it. and jakka you have to come up with an A word to capitalize.

koehler83: Jul 24th 2008; 11:15AM

Holy crap! My interest in Qore has tripled! Quadrupled! Octopled!

Whats 8 times nothing again?

The_Punisher: Jul 24th 2008; 11:27AM

Wow, someone didn't pass first grade

;)

Triforceowner: Jul 24th 2008; 11:30AM

Dude, you were doing multiplication in first grade. I mean, so was I, but they weren't teaching it that early.

koehler83: Jul 24th 2008; 12:53PM

Its a shame they didnt teach 'humour' in the first grade. Or anytime in the subsequent years apparently.

Autopsy15: Jul 24th 2008; 3:40PM

Ya, because then you'd be funny.

crazypenguin: Jul 24th 2008; 11:30AM

seeing as the PlayStation underground email says this, and only this "Exclusive to Qore Ep 03: an invitation to the resistance 2 Beta (scheduled to be available in late september)" i don't think it means subscribers. joystiq, i am ashamed at you.

deaftly: Jul 24th 2008; 11:32AM

Still waiting for that Socom beta.......

xFenixKnightx: Jul 24th 2008; 11:33AM

xFenixKnightx (I cant quit you Dom): Jul 24th 2008; 11:47AM

nevermind :P

Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus): Jul 24th 2008; 11:42AM

No beta is worth $25.

Jakka (Not sure why he got banned?): Jul 24th 2008; 11:48AM

Halo 3 Beta was.

...but they gave it away with Crackdown.And Crackdown was FUCKING AWESOME!

Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus): Jul 24th 2008; 11:53AM

Giving it away with a game is totally different, Halo 3 was a great method, since Crackdown was not a bad game. I have no interest in Qore, especially since they stick so many ads into it. I'm not paying $25 to get bombarded with ads and a little bit of content, beta or no. I'll just wait.

Kodros: Jul 24th 2008; 12:05PM

There's really not many ads in it. It's only about one per Qore segment...so about 5 or 6 ads per episode. The ads are usually for games, they are only shown once every time you run Qore, and you can skip them after like 5 seconds.

It's also about 2 hours of content.

RC: Jul 24th 2008; 11:44AM

"we're going to guess you'll have to pay the $25 annual subscription fee and not just $3 for the related episode"

Based upon what exactly? The SOCOM beta had no such restriction.

Duke: Jul 24th 2008; 11:55AM

They said they were guessing. Guesses don't have to be based on something.

Killjebus: Jul 24th 2008; 11:57AM

It's the Joystiq way...coming up with negative spin for the PS3 when the in NONE.

Killjebus: Jul 24th 2008; 11:59AM

But if they were going to guess, why not use some logic? Since the SOCOM beta did NOT require a full year subscription...why assume that this one will? To me that is not a good guess.

Duke: Jul 24th 2008; 11:59AM

Oh c'mon, lets not go with the "Joystiq is teh bias" arguments. It gets you nowhere.

Duke: Jul 24th 2008; 12:02PM

Its their guess - not mine. Its really not a big deal. No matter how you desperately need to believe they attacked Sony, it was just speculation on whether people would need the subscription.

Killjebus: Jul 24th 2008; 12:02PM

Duke,

Then why say that last sentence AT ALL? I see no relevance in that sentense to the article. Why not say something like...noone knows if this beta will require a full year subscription or just this episode.

See? No negativity, and no flamebaiting. And I am not even a journalist.

Figboy: Jul 24th 2008; 1:21PM

you didn't need to subscribe to the $25 subscription for the SOCOM Beta, so i'm assuming you won't need to be a yearly subscriber to get in on the Resistance 2 Beta. just pay the $3 and there you go.

phinnvr6: Jul 24th 2008; 2:44PM

Awesome graphics, 8 player Co-op, 60 player online servers, this game looks sick... I just hope it lives up to the hype.

Dwag: Jul 24th 2008; 6:55PM

Nothing lives up to hype.

Firdaush: Sep 10th 2008; 9:48PM

I hope That the Beta applies to one time buyers to...

Josh: Sep 17th 2008; 3:36AM

i really want the beta and the special edition but im in uk! and thoughts

CRZY-DRVR: Sep 30th 2008; 8:12AM

it is sept.30th I see no BETA FOR QORE MEMBERS

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