Titanfall may get an open beta after the alpha test has concluded, according to developer Respawn.

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The news comes courtesy of community manager Abbie Heppe, who tweeted a fan to confirm that an open beta is very much a possibility.Titanfall's alpha test is currently taking place, though only those invited via email are getting a chance to try the game out . The possibility of an open beta would give a much larger number of people the chance to try out the game ahead of launch, and provide an opportunity to properly stress test the servers.In case you missed it a couple of weeks ago, it was revealed that Titanfall matches would be capped at six human players per team . When this elicited fan backlash, the developer explained that mechs and AI bots will mean there'll be 48 combatants in every match Titanfall will hit Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC on March 11, 2014 in North America and March 13, 2014 in Europe and Australia, replete with a pretty impressive Collector's Edition and an even cooler limited edition Xbox One controller , though it won't come with mod support at launch . In the meantime, tide yourself over by reading up on the many different mechs available in the game

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