Battlefield 3 Beta Date Announced

Today DICE released that the Battlefield 3 beta will be released September 29th and September 27th for Early access. This is the exact date people have been rumoring it as and its great that we finally know the date. The map will just be Operation Metro just like on the Alpha. Also the Beta will end October 10th. 

 Beta Q&A

What are the dates for the beta?

The open beta starts September 29th on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC. Those that have already pre-ordered the PC digital download version of battlefield 3 through origin or own the limited/tier 1 edition of medal of honor for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or PC, will have early access starting on September 27th. The open beta ends on October 10th.

Where do I get the beta?

On Playstation 3, the Beta will appear automatically on the Playstation Network Store. On Xbox 360, it will automatically appear on Xbox Live Marketplace. On PC, it will automatically appear in the Origin application's demo page.

How do I install the beta?

On console, you simply download the beta and play. On PC, you first install the origin client found on www.origin.com/download and then install the beta from within the origin client. More details will be available here before the beta starts.

Is Origin required to play the beta?

Origin is not required to play on xbox 360 or playstation 3. For PC, origin will be used to distribute the beta installation and run the game and therefore necessary to play.

What are the minimum and recommended system requirements for playing on PC?

Minimum System Requirements
OS: windows vista (service pack 2) 32-bit
Processor: 2 GHz dual core (core 2 duo 2.4 GHz or Althon x2 2.7 GHz)
Memory: 2 GB
Hard drive: 20 GB
Graphics card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB ram (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 or 6000 series, with ati radeon 3870 or higher performance)
Graphics card (Nvidia): DirectX 10.0 compatible with 512 MB ram (Nvidia GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 or 500 series with Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher performance)
Sound card: directx compatible
Keyboard and mouse
DVD rom drive

Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: quad-core cpu
Memory: 4 GB
Hard drive: 20 GB
Graphics card: DirectX 11 compatible with 1024 MB ram (Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950)
Sound card: DirectX compatible
Keyboard and mouse
DVD rom drive

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