Journey online beta beginning next week

You may soon have a chance to test out the online component of Journey, the latest evocative project from thatgamecompany (you know the one). According to comments made by Mike Snider, who makes up one half of USA Today's Game Hunters, an online beta is due to start next week. We'll let you know as soon as we hear more about gaining access.

While the developers are sure to extract valuable deta from the beta, we're more excited by what internet can learn from the playground presented in Journey. Wrapped in elegant textiles, players travel through a sparse and wondrous desert, choosing to dilly-dally, collaborate or simply go their own way. There's no hostility, jealousy or snark, and even the shouting seems gentle and polite.

Meanwhile, Joystiq's own sources indicate that some people are already playing the beta. NO, PLEASE, go on without us. WE HOPE YOU CHOKE ON EVERY GRANULE.

Update: According to thatgamecompany's Twitter feed, further details of a "very limited" beta will come on Monday via its Facebook page and PlayStation Blog.

Reader Comments (22)

I'm psyched for this game! I would love to get in on the public beta... Need more info...

Nice and very very different game.

oh. crap. i need to get in some how(that's what he said).

@Lambrick No, that's in fact what she said. Though she was talking about a gorgeous bit of 'size zero' haute couture.

@ORTHROK
useless "troll comment"

@ORTHROK
Expert opinion no doubt.

@ORTHROK

Not sure if serious.

OT: Holy crap I want this BETA so hard.

Nope.

http://twitter.com/thatgamecompany/status/84031312037552129

@(Unverified)

Let's not play the non-denial game.

@(Unverified) Dunno how to link to specific Twitter comments (I never used twitter) but their latest tweet is the following:

"Rumors of a very limited, private Online Beta for Journey are... true! Check our Facebook page & the PlayStation Blog for details on Monday!"

http://twitter.com/#!/thatgamecompany

@(Unverified)
Maybe you should check what their twitter says now...

@Hyperion45

That was a fast denial-non denial

@Jonbo298

Yeah, after talking with Sony, due to USA Today leaking the info, we decided to tell people today just so they would know that it's a VERY LIMITED beta.

Whoever does get into the beta will be very lucky.

But I need my hostility, jealousy, and snark,!

This is sure to be gold. Loved Flower and this sounds and looks marvelous.

Also just realized that with my free PS Plus with the Welcome Back program, I can do the beta.right now! Stop-- seizure time.

@Shadowbender

I was strictly speaking of the Uncharted 3 beta, by the way. Let this be a lesson of speed typing while in a hurry. On another hand, apparently Plus members still don't get access to the UC3 beta.

@Shadowbender The beta for UC3 Plus users is june 28 (everyone right now is plus :p ) and everybody else July 5

@ORTHROK

Oh look at that, another sheep has come to bleet at the topic of discussion :/

Just because you are a PS Plus user doesn't mean that you'll get into the beta. And I'm under the suspicion that if you're one of their free members, that won't help you out at all. I'd say Sony would make sure that they only give Journey keys out to people who have paid for PS Plus with it being such a small number of beta keys being given away.

So, don't get your hopes up.

I would...I would pay to get into this beta.

Being able to play the beta went from "high hopes" to "hopes crushed" after seeing the comments.

Argh! When's the game coming out? I can't wait!

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Journey online beta beginning next week

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