14 DAY TRIAL // Publisher Activision has announced that over 4.6 million people took part in the recent beta test of Bungie's next first-person shooter, Destiny.
The beta test closed on Sunday, after being initially available exclusively for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles, for players who pre-ordered the game, starting on July 17. Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners who pre-ordered the game were able to join the fun on July 23, before Bungie opened access to the beta for everyone interested.
Activision stated that this was the largest console beta for a new video game intellectual property to date, as well as the biggest beta on the next-gen consoles, with a grand total of 4,638,937 taking out the upcoming game for a spin ahead of its release in September.
"This is the biggest beta of this console generation by a wide margin and the largest console beta ever for a new video game IP to date. Hosting a beta at this scale is an incredible feat, so we're thrilled to see the phenomenal response. But the beta is just a taste of what's to come. We're counting down the days to our launch day, September 9th," Eric Hirshberg, Activision Publishing boss, said.
Destiny is scheduled to come out on September 9, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.