They must know surely that virtually anyone with a PS3 from all over the world will be trying to get on, MGS isn't exactly a small-time franchise.
I can understand not wanting to spend an excessive amount of money on extra servers purely for testing purposes, but if that's the case then don't make it a public beta.
I can understand not wanting to spend an excessive amount of money on extra servers purely for testing purposes, but if that's the case then don't make it a public beta.