I respectfully, disagree. When it first started being a thing, in the late 90s…open beta meant “come test our game and get a sneak peak at what you can buy when it’s ready”. There were no "open beta with early access or preorders’. Just didn’t exist until people started shelling out for it
Open Betas have never had a single definition like you’re suggesting.
I respectfully, disagree. When it first started being a thing, in the late 90s…open beta meant “come test our game and get a sneak peak at what you can buy when it’s ready”. There were no "open beta with early access or preorders’. Just didn’t exist until people started shelling out for it