Guild Wars 2 interview with a rough beta release date!

At around 15:30
"I can elaborate on that, We are currently in alpha and We're going to be going into closed beta this year, depending on how that goes will determine when we'll be going into open beta..."

This was some really great info, even if we don't get into closed beta there apparently is an open beta.

I must admit, it's the first time I heard of an open beta, so that's good news for sure.

I was always assuming that the closed (alpha &) beta was the only beta available.

Very much is, I still am going to kill If I have to to get closed beta but it's good to know all this because we have a time-frame for release now Since closed beta is before the end of this year (presumably i'm going to assume it's x-mas closed beta) that still means we can expect probably a summer release depending on how long they take in-between each beta. I'm hoping to god OB lasts like Jan+ - Summers start.

I would say yes but my reasoning for so much time would be depending on how much they get done in closed beta. Not to mention with the length of what I suggested the game would most likely have any kinks at all out of it. Mind you that's probably not going to happen I just want it to :)

I was psyched when I saw that! Cant wait to get the beta ball rollin...

Well if what he said is true (I don't think he would say something like this without knowing if it was happening for sure) there is going to be one.

Q4 of 2011 seems promising, first Fate/Extra, then Persona 4 Anime, now this. I am very pleased to hear about this, though I wouldn't fixate any promises onto an ETA.