Resistance 2 beta will be worldwide News

PlayStation 3 News by Tom Bramwell

25 July, 2008

Insomniac has said that it will be running a public multiplayer beta for Resistance 2 on PS3 later this year and that it will extend to "all territories".

Originally announced as an exclusive part of PSN's downloadable Qore TV show, Insomniac reassured fans via Kotaku that there will be "many ways to get in", including a retail pre-order package in North America.

"For all of you folks outside of North America are up in arms because Qore is NA only, please don't worry," the statement went on to say.

"This is one of many ways to get in, and we plan to make the beta available in all territories, as we need to test all servers and worldwide play. Further details on how to get into the beta will be forthcoming."

We've contacted Sony UK to find out if there are any more details available. According to the original Qore labelling, the beta is "scheduled" for September.

Are you excited about Resistance 2 on PlayStation 3?
View Eurogamer readers most anticipated games

Yes

Thanks!

Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!

Poster

Comment Low-scoring comments hidden. Log in to see them!

DFawkes

25/07/08 @ 09:29

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Still haven't tried out Resistance FoM online. No excuse, it's in my console right now. Nice to hear Europes not being royally shafted.

Beano

25/07/08 @ 09:45

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Sounds great - R:FoM was/is a fantastic online game and R2 looks to be even better :)

spammage

25/07/08 @ 09:47

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Being a PS3 owner means you are "meh" about fps tbh.

DrDamn

25/07/08 @ 09:59

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Or maybe you own both machines and want to try the best of both worlds. Resistance 2 has some interesting features that would be of interest to a fair number of FPS fans.

Steroyd

25/07/08 @ 10:02

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

*pumps fist*

**** YEAH! XD

GamesConnoisseur

25/07/08 @ 10:03

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Looking forward to getting my hands on this beta comes September and ditto for European being equal in the Sonydom! Only if SCEE can get their acts together more.

DFawkes

25/07/08 @ 10:04

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Why would being a PS3 owner mean you're meh about fps games? It's just as flooded with fps' as the 360.

oreillymj

25/07/08 @ 10:05

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

I've never heard anything bad said about R1's online setup.
Far better the COD4 in terms of arranging games with mates etc. And I'm sure that it (R1) was pretty rushed as a launch title.

Warhawk's still the best I've come across on PS3 for being able to dive into a game with a mate.

But I'm sure R2 will be epic.

Edited 1 times, most recently on 25/07/08 @ 11:07

Kenshin001

25/07/08 @ 10:09

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

60 player online. Woohoo! After seeing some recent screens of the game I'm hyped for this.

Beano

25/07/08 @ 10:11

#10

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

"Being a PS3 owner means you are "meh" about fps tbh."

What are you talking about?

PS3 is a stong console for FPS games - 360 have Halo, PS3 have Resistance, both have COD4, UT3, etc. which plays the same. Orange Box is best on the 360 though.

I have both a 360 and a PS3, and R:FoM beats Halo 2/3 online in my opinion... far smoother, lag-free, and more solid. Not that Halo 3 is a bad game in any way, I just prefer the faster and smoother gameplay of R:FoM :)

Widge

25/07/08 @ 10:13

#11

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

The weapons were a bit sucky in RFOM multiplayer though, didn't translate well from the single player.
I'm actually preferring the look of Killzone 2 to RFOM2, but we'll see.

miiiguel

25/07/08 @ 10:15

#12

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

"Why would being a PS3 owner mean you're meh about fps games? It's just as flooded with fps' as the 360. "
that's new..., I thought I read here 360 were but shooters and who wanted brainy stuff had to have a PS3 + "FPS sux".

Goodfella

25/07/08 @ 10:36

#13

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

that's new..., I thought I read here 360 were but shooters and who wanted brainy stuff had to have a PS3 + "FPS sux".

...and now in English please!

miiiguel

25/07/08 @ 10:49

#14

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

an now in portuguese:

Essa � nova, ouvi falar que a 360 � s� shooters e quem quiser algo mais inteligente tem de comprar um PS3 + FPS "chupam".

BBIAJ

25/07/08 @ 12:31

#15

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

So, this being Sony, what they really mean is September 2009, yes?

Beano

25/07/08 @ 12:51

#16

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Knowing Insomniac, this is 2008 ;)

belziah

25/07/08 @ 12:59

#17

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Sony UK wouldn't have fucking clue cos, well, Sony UK doesn't have a fucking clue!

Beano

25/07/08 @ 18:18

#18

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Hopefully Insomniac have WAY more to say on this than SCEE. I have have 100 times more respect for Insomniac than SCEE ... those lazy twats ;)

darkprince72

26/07/08 @ 02:44

#19

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

One word...w00t!

m0thr4

29/07/08 @ 16:30

#20

You buried this comment

Comment below viewing threshold

Show

Online multiplayer isn't really my thing... especially as I still don't know anyone who owns a PS3, nor can I convince any of my Xbox 360-owning friends to buy a PS3.

Looking forward to a demo of the single-player game though as I enjoyed single-player Resistance FoM.

Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!