[Biohazard]

Quoting myself from beta thread:

Originally Posted by Biohazard

From what I have gatherd from tweets today.

^ https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/222451927739400194

^ https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/222447066876616704

^ https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/222452766474375168

^ https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/222454415322398722

^ https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/222452572122923008

^ https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/222451586167877633

I belive this means that an EXTERNAL tech test will begin in a few days. During this test the team will select a variety of machines to test PS2 on, selecting from the survey we filled out. The test will go for an unknown amount of time, and will be followed by beta.

I think Higby's agreement was to not cut his hair until people are being let in; the external tech test might count for that, allowing for the rumor of a haircut on Thursday which is within the timeline of "the next 2 days".

This makes me excited! PS2 will finally be leaving the alpha state

Edit*
They have selected the sample for the external tech test already, but it is unknown if they have sent emails yet.
https://twitter.com/j_smedley/status/222464409623212033

Higby's haircut on Thursday confirmed to be true.
https://twitter.com/mhigby/statuses/222466328378880000

And yes, this is pretty much beta. Just not on the scale we want.