I would guess there will be a beta but only just to give us all a free demo, I don't expect any alpha.
They said yesterday they are in daily Playtesting mode and polishing the game, so it seems they won't need a beta. Especially since there is still 6-7months left until release and they are already polishing and balancing.
I'm sure there will be early access periods but I imagine it won't be until after E3 before we get any dates of such things.
@CarbonCarl , is it fair to assume that the beta will this time around for our next BF be for both the PC and the PS5 console?
Just wonder, as EA will need to test out also the cross platform mode before letting it loose into the wild...
Otherwise all agreed. The Alpha will be EA in-house only. While the beta will be for their signed up beta volunteers and select members of the BF community...
