if most of us our going to buy crysis 2 the why should they make a closed beta
is there a good reason i haven't found!

My guess is that crytek isnt sure how well the CE3 will work, or the community response to the game.

I would allow everyone who played crysis wars. They know what the game offers.

I agree with letting people who played the previous Crysis games (those with registered cd keys) access to a beta, at least for a PC version anyway. I doubt the it will be that large/open though, assuming there even is one other than the mentioned closed 360 beta.

Making it an open beta will gain some popularity, but will sort of destroy the meaning of what a beta is all about.

Given that it's a closed beta, they'll get a small group of serious players to test the functionality of the game. That said, we'll see how the 360 version goes. They will most likely do the same when PS3 and PC beta comes by.

Open beta's are in fact great to have, you gain a few friends who are also playing, but you're also testing the game as well. I guess you could say that Crytek are serious about making a stable game to play.

A beta is a privilege. If you're able to access it, then that's good. But just remember this, if you really want to play the game, just wait till the demo comes by, at that time, most of the game will be playable and working, whereas we could expect some bugs/glitches within the beta's.

Good point sahdev, a demo is supposed to be a part of the game that you show to let people try different parts out without giving them the whole story