Lite intressant info jämfört med SC2 betan

Betan till SC2 höll på i drygt 5 månader och och D3 betan är nu snart igång i 4 månader. Så om vi tänker att betan kanske slutar i februari nån gång och spelet annonseras att det kommer ut om 2 månader då har vi tur. Annars tippar jag att spelet kommer innan sommar som tidigast om man går efter sc2 betan men mycket kan ju hända blizzard vet säkert datumet men dom vill ju såklart inte gå ut för tidigt med sånt.

Starcraft II Announced
May 19, 2007

Beta Start Date Announcement
Feb 10, 2010

Beta Begins
Feb 17, 2010

Release Date Announced
May 3, 2010

End of Beta Date Announcement
May 17, 2010

End of Beta
Jul 19, 2010

Release Day
Jul 27, 2010

Diablo III Announced
Jun 28, 2008

Beta Start Date Announcement
May 9, 2011

Beta Begins
Sep 20, 2011

ADDITIONAL NOTES
• The beta had, overall, 18 patches.

• The beta consisted of two phases, resulting in a total running length of Feb 17 -> Jul 19. About 5 months.

• Blizzard did not miss the final game's release date once announced.

• "still tracking toward our goal of a mid-2010 release."

• "On May 17, 2010, Blizzard announced that the first phase of the beta test would be coming to an end in all regions on May 31, but it was later extended to June 7."

FUN FACTS
• The Diablo III beta is currently on its 10th patch, counting today's.

• Diablo III's beta has been running for just over 4 months.

• All dates given by Blizzard were not a guarantee, except for the final release date.

• No "windows" were missed. The beta began around when they wanted it to begin and the game was indeed released in "mid-2010" (July).

• All announcements were made well before a 2 month period before the release date.

• The difference between the release date announcement and the actual day was nearly 3 months.

SPECULATION
The pattern tells us that the next announcement is going to be the release date. Also, judging by how long the Diablo III beta has been running, that announcement is going to come around the end of February, or early to mid-March.

Additionally, we're probably going to be notified of the release date 2 months in advance, at a minimum. Also, the beta is likely to keep running up to within 1-2 weeks of release.