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What Equipment do I need to play the Halo 3 Public Beta?
You will need an Xbox 360 with an HDD and an Xbox Live Gold Account. You will also need a controller, a broadband connection to the internet and a method of getting the Public Beta as described next. Naturally you'll need a television. We recommend color, but any TV you can connect your 360 to will do, HDTV or standard definition, the game works great on either. And if you're feeling frisky, why not add a 5.1 surround sound system?
How do I get the Halo 3 Public Beta?
Before now, and depending on where you live, there were a number of contests and promotions to let you enter the Beta, but by far the most common method is to purchase a specially marked copy of Crackdown, which includes a kind of “token,” to allow you to download and play the Beta from your hard drive.
If you won a spot through a contest, or some other promotion, you will have received your instructions separately. That method will vary, but will mostly involve entering a code with instructions you received by email.
To play using a specially marked version of Crackdown, simply insert your Crackdown disc into your Xbox 360 and go to the “Downloads” item in the main interface screen. NOTE: The “Downloads” option is only visible if you are already connected to Xbox Live via a Gold or Silver account.
Select “Downloads” and you will see the option to download the Halo 3 Beta. Select that with the “A” button and the game will now download and install to your Xbox 360 hard drive. The Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta, because it installs directly to your HDD, can only be played with a Hard Drive and will not function on standalone “Core” package Xbox 360 systems. This is not the case with the final game, just the Beta.
How do I play the Beta using Crackdown?
Now to begin playing after your installation is complete, start up Crackdown again, and go back to the same “Downloads” item. Instead of the option to download the Public Beta, you will now see the option to play the Public Beta. The Crackdown disc must be present in your Xbox 360 to play the Public Beta. In fact, you will hear the Crackdown disc spinning in its drive while playing the Beta. This is normal. As with any game, you should limit time playing for health and safety reasons, and to avoid unnecessary wear and tear on your console.
Because this is a multiplayer game, an Xbox Live Gold account is required to play. Note that although it is possible to download the Beta with a Silver account, but you will not be able to play with that account.
Using the Main Menu in the Halo 3 Public Beta
You will see three items in the main menu, after you press “A” to agree to the terms and conditions of the Beta.
The main menu in the Public Beta is naturally less feature rich than the one you'll see in the final game.
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Laatst bewerkt: 15 mei 2007
