The exec told GameSpot that the online beta - which will be bundled with the Epic Edition of Bulletstorm - should ensure that the game doesn't encounter the same multiplayer stability issues as its predecessor.
"We've been saying spring," Capps said of the beta's launch date. "My guess is it will be sometime around April or so. It's going to be early enough so it really impacts Gears [of War 3's] development, but we want to make sure everyone has the chance to play Bulletstorm before they jump right into the beta.
"I think everybody knows we had some multiplayer stability issues with Gears 2 multiplayer out of the box," he added. "While we fixed those later, the opportunity to be really, really sure that our new dedicated server infrastructure is going to be operational on day one with Gears 3 was totally worth the time to make the beta."
Gears of War 3 itself was originally scheduled to launch in April next year, but was pushed back to autumn 2011 'for business reasons'.
[ Source: GameSpot ]