Timed exclusive betas and timed DLC are the worst wastes of money I've ever heard of. I doubt anybody has ever bought an Xbox just because the COD DLC comes out a month early.The entire idea of a timed exclusive "beta", it has to be one of the dumbest things I've heard of in gaming outside of pre-order DLC, but even then at least that makes sense for retailers. I'm curious as to how this is supposed to be beneficial to anyone.
But, I'd much rather Microsoft/Sony waste their money on something as pointless as that, then having a whole game exclusive and actually missing out on something.