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If You Have/Create An EU PSN Account, You Can Download the Destiny Beta Right Now
- Thread starter HiredN00bs
- Start date
you lose the license to the beta when your pre order is cancelled, this is best for slow internet, download it now, then activate it when you get your bungie.net key.
ComputerMKII
Banned
The beta starts on July 17
Alec
Member
I haven't canceled the pre-order yet.
So we can't even start the application yet? I would assume it would just try to connect to servers that don't exist like the Alpha.
hemo memo
Gold Member
You don't, did it with mine without CC and it worked.
DeadManWalking
Member
PSN is asking me to add funds
I guess you need some amount of money in valet?? Got it downloaded with less than a pound. Don't have any credit card on account.
littlegrasshopper
Member
I cant even get to the store. Its telling me the service is currently undergoing maintenance. :/
Winter John
Gold Member
Pre-ordered 2 weeks ago. There's a x on the download bar, so won't let me d/l the beta which is a shame, but no biggie
Alec
Member
Thank you, I thought I had read the whole thing but apparently I'm an idiot.
WavyStretch
Neo Member
I cancelled the pre order once the initial download finished and its still downloading in the background. Servers are going to be hammered on 17th.
HiredN00bs
Member
Yeah, I'm getting that message too.
I'm going to wait to cancel the pre-order; it concerns me that the application won't start. From what people have said, SEN won't attempt to charge for it until before release. I wish the US PSN store worked this way, I've already paid the $90 for the Digital Guardian Edition.
Oh, you can bet on it. They were getting hammered now just by the frenzy of people rushing to get it.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Oh i have. Why do you think i have a NA account as well.
Raven Prime
Member
Why the rush? They won't charge until September.
Blackout797
Neo Member
Downloading now using my EU War Thunder account
Thanks!
Thanks!
ElzarTheBam
Member
I heard that if you play Halo 3 7 times at 7 your time, the beta unlocks for 7 hours.
SOMEBODY CALL POP-FICTION QUICK
Brutalitops
Banned
I'm confused, if I do this do I just wait until the 17th and I should just work? Will I even need to redeem my actual key on Bungles website that I already have?
This would be handy due to my slow internet
This would be handy due to my slow internet
ElzarTheBam
Member
^
Just wait.
Your keys will grant you seperate downloads.
Just wait.
Your keys will grant you seperate downloads.
SirMossyBloke
Member
Wait a minute. If canceling your preorder means you still need a beta key, how are we going to play it if we downloaded the EU version but told Bungie we wanted Americas keys?
SJRB
Gold Member
Yeah those are beyond insane.
Conkerkid11
Member
Turns out I already had an EU account using the spam email address I was trying to make an EU account with. I think SSX was free or something awhile back.
Anyways, I didn't have any payment information associated with the account, but the order went through fine, and I was able to cancel it as well. It seems to have downloaded almost instantaneously though. Probably more of that background downloading that others are mentioning.
Thx OP. Here's to hoping the servers go live early or something.
Edit: Yeah, it shows up as installed in the notifications area, but when you hit "options" and then "information", it shows the progress of the download. Has anybody actually finished downloading the entire beta and tried starting it up?
Anyways, I didn't have any payment information associated with the account, but the order went through fine, and I was able to cancel it as well. It seems to have downloaded almost instantaneously though. Probably more of that background downloading that others are mentioning.
Thx OP. Here's to hoping the servers go live early or something.
Edit: Yeah, it shows up as installed in the notifications area, but when you hit "options" and then "information", it shows the progress of the download. Has anybody actually finished downloading the entire beta and tried starting it up?
Brutalitops
Banned
Does this mean I actually preordered Destiny for nothing last week?
ComputerMKII
Banned
I have, and I still get an error message when trying to start up.
Yes, and it still throws the same error.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Sorry Moe!
WELL?
Edit: Actually, it's a bit different for PS3 guys. Here's what it says in my Destiny Beta entry in my Download List:
Does this mean I have to wait until the 17th to download the client and cancel the pre-order, or is there a way to manually start the download sooner?
It totally does, go get it guys
Edit: Actually, it's a bit different for PS3 guys. Here's what it says in my Destiny Beta entry in my Download List:
Does this mean I have to wait until the 17th to download the client and cancel the pre-order, or is there a way to manually start the download sooner?
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Actually, it's "risking" it just for a preload, since you could get 3 beta codes just by preordering on amazon and then canceling soon after
The Real Napsta
Member
Can you only do this on PS4 or does this work on PS3 too.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Doubt it since you're only canceling a preorder. That the beta is tied to that is on Sony's part and at worst they'll revoke your key
Conkerkid11
Member
Where are you seeing this?
It sort of works on PS3 too, but I'm currently waiting on some clarification related to my last post. Hey SonyGAF, any help?
Conkerkid11
Member
Did you make sure to make that the EU account's primary PS4?
That did it! Thanks bud!
TimeEffect
Member
Unlesa my internet is super fast, I just diwnloaded half the beta in under 2 minutes .