Beta vs demo

This is a topic that I wanted to talk about for a long time now. With recent betas from Star Wars Battlefront (EA) and The Division, I’ve noticed that a lot of these betas are launched very closely to the eventual release date of the game. The Question is why? Why so close to the release date of the game? Wouldn’t it be more logical to launch a beta a few months before release, so you have more than enough time to actually polish...

Beta vs demo