But why?
The pre-release plans forTom Clancy’s The Divisiongot a minor shake-up today. The upcoming survival shooter no longer has a beta before the end of 2015. But, that doesn’t mean we won’t see it at all in December.
Ubisoft took toits siteto detail exactly what’s going on withThe Divisionin the short-term. A closed beta scheduled for this month has been pushed to early 2016. Instead, an alpha that’s open to those who pre-ordered on Xbox One will take place this week from December 9 to December 12.
With three months left untilThe Division‘s launch, it’s unclear why delaying a closed beta and adding a closed alpha is necessary. It seems likely that the game is well past any alpha stages, meaning that this might just another another pre-launch event, probably for a system where pre-orders are struggling. “Alpha” comes before “beta,” a labeling strategy designed to logically cram in an extra session while avoiding ire from the people looking forward to the beta in December. Of course, this is all conjecture.
Whatever the case, this alpha/beta situation isn’t affectingThe Division‘s plans in the long-run. The game’s still set to release on August 07, 2025. That’s the one event that actually matters.
