Halo 3 Beta Download up in 3-6 Hours

An update at Bungie says the problems with the Beta download are being worked on and will be up in 3-6 hours.

SketchFactor writes:

UPDATE : 5/16/07  3:55 p.m.
We’re happy to finally announce that the issues being faced with the Halo 3 beta and Crackdown will be resolved shortly. The Microsoft team has found a solution and it’s undergoing final testing now.

Assuming the test pass goes according to plan, the fix will come in the form of a Crackdown title update within the next three to six hours.

We understand many of you were eagerly awaiting your chance to jump into the Halo 3 Beta and this technical issue has put a damper on your plans. Thankfully the fix is incoming and we’re sincerely sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. Ultimately we hope this will all soon be a distant memory once you pick up the Spartan Laser, launch yourself from a Mancannon and enjoy online shenanigans with your friends.

As a reminder, people who already have the Halo 3 Beta are unaffected by this issue. We’ll keep you posted as soon as we have more information.

- Jerome “the360loop” Francisco -

Halo 3 Beta Delayed.

 

If you’re invited into beta through Crackdown, then you will have to wait longer for beta to come. Apparantly it has been delayed due to some technical difficulties. Its like a sticky grenade in the face…. i know.

here’s what bungie has to say:

Crackdown Delay: We Know!
Posted by Frankie at 5/16/2007 5:22 AM PDT
Folks are reporting problems downloading the Halo 3 Beta via Crackdown this morning. We have alerted the appropriate Live authorities and they are taking care of the problem as we speak. More news as it comes in.

With any luck this will be a short delay. People enetering the Beta through other methods – Friends and Family, Rule of Three and so on, are unaffected.

- Jerome “the360loop” Francisco -