Uncharted 3 Beta Now Available But Unplayable

The Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta is now live worldwide but from the U.K itself, it's unplayable. Gamers upon reaching the main menu will hit an error.

[Gamewiz_25]

i was able to play one match then it ended up freezing on now it won't let me in

[DERKADER]

Similar thing happened to me only I didn't even get to play a match. I was to busy looking at all the customizations.

[itani]

Yes, happened to me also but couldn't event get into the match and very laggy. You would think Sony would be prepared for once and know there will be a lot of traffic.

[Skip_Bayless]

Everybody stop pressing start so I can have the bandwidth to play.

[DarkTower805]

@ Itani, you realize this is exactly what a beta is for right?

[Tank_Commander_E6]

So the strangest thing just happened to me I was at the start menu for UC3 and then all of a sudden I was logged out of PSN and when I logged back in my friends list was empty. I'm starting to get a few people back now but it's taking for ever to load my friends list.

Did PSN just crash??

I was able to play one match check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Tank_Commander_E6]

ND works damn fast because they resolved all the issues that I was experiencing. :D the MP is beast!!!

[Tank_Commander_E6]

here you go incase anyone has any doubts about ND skills. game smooth as butter.
http://youtu.be/ceypc0SHtts...

[Kleptic]

I haven't been able to even get into the main menu of the game...every time I start the beta I get prompted for the update (1.01 I believe)...the system puts up the please wait screen...normally this is where the game quits and a downloading the update screen pops up...but for this the PS3 just resets and loads back to the xmb...tried about a dozen times...

I'll try redownloading the beta later tonight...as this 1.7GB was one of the fastest i've noticed over the PSN, which was surprising considering pretty much any user can get this beta because of the free PS plus stuff...

[BoneIdle]

Its almost like this is a beta test !!!!

Demo's should work beta's are to test for error's obviously this is error number 1

[NiKK_419]

@Kleptic
same here, i can't even get past the update screen before it restarts, but i'll try again later. hopefully it'll be fixed by then

[just_looken]

i have had the beta sense 2am ( hongkong account :) ) the beta has all the core uc2 mp issues even p2p like no counter for coop ninjas or your bullets not registering gernades hurting people. just a core downgrade with new bling

@below hong kong ps store has had the beta sense 1am pst ive played the beta its uc2 core issues with same gameplay and new features (bling) expect little omg moments

[MaxXAttaxX]

Nothing of what you said made sense to me....something about coop ninjas and grenades hurting people.
Mayby you're lagging? Maybe it's the issue mentioned in the article. But whatever it is, I highly doubt it's a downgrade.

I guess some people see "issues" everywhere most people don't.
Personally, I didn't have any issues with UC2's multiplayer. And even though they made some changes to it, UC3's seems to be more balanced.

[Dee_91]

im srry .. i just cant take your 1 bubble serious

[InFAMOUS1]

@ Nathan Explosion

Co-op ninja counter- When playing co-op there are ninja enemies that grab you and hold you from behind.. It says to tap triangle but it NEVER does anything, you then have to wait for a teammate to remove the enemy for you.. Grenades hurting people- Like he said... HURT.. Grenades are not always killing people but rather wounding them...

I manged to get to level 9 before the PSN started having issues with staying signed in, and I was getting kicked from games for killing too many teammates (even though I never killed one) Overall, like looken said, it still has ALL of the issues that were very much a part of UC2. The game is still fun as hell and will get a work out in my system come November but for those of you hoping this would be something much different then UC2, chances are you will be let down!

[Jaces]

Finally got to play my second match after much frustration. I was actually kicking some ass with a shot to the head while hanging, stole his rifle, headshot the next victim, jumped on the Gatling gun and finished off 3 more guys, only to have everything freeze on me.

*sigh* It wouldn't have made me upset if I was getting destroyed but noooo, naturally it had to choose the opportune moment to freeze.

Aside from that it's pretty fun but it doesn't feel as quick as UC2s multiplayer and a lot of the time I try to take cover my guy ends up rolling all over the place even when I'm right next to the wall. Guess I'll go report my findings since I won't be getting on till later tonight cause right now nothing is working for me.

[damnyouretall]

i got on late lastnight and it played fine. i didnt think it was going to be anything special and i was right. cant wait for the single player, but im worried cause it has so much to live up to after uc2. but ND is a new favorite developer of mine now

[Jaces]

It's just a good thing the multiplayer won't reflect the campaign.

I'm still leaning towards UC2 online but this is still fun, special or not.

[2fk]

i played 3 rounds and it was amazing hope they fix it soon =)

[itani]

Wow you're very lucky to play. I can't even get connected anymore let alone play :(.

[2fk]

sorry u couldn't try it out i wont brag anymore sorry =/

[Ravens20]

nope too late for sorries bro, damage is done, u hurt my feelings.

[2fk]

at least it'll be worth the wait for it to come back up =)

[garos82]

i played 3 games last night that were choppy as hell, woke up this morning to find a patch that resolved those issues. im loving the free for all and the 2 vs 2 vs 2. its looking great so far in my books and the new things theyve brought to the multiplayer are astounding, certainly worth it

[Danielmccue]

Well i'm level 13. so its playable for me i have had to restart about 4 times so far.

[Ser]

Man, can you imagine the stress that's being put on their servers? It must be pretty massive since everyone and their grandma has PS+ now.

[-Alpha]

They knew this would happen. Wish they'd better prepare for it but what can you do. I'm just really amped to play and test, I really want to leave feedback.

At least this seems to be much more popular than UC2 which I found criminally overlooked. Hope people like it

[MidnytRain]

Don't ask me why, but I just had the sudden urge to kick you around in a match of of UC2.

[-Alpha]

Do I have you on my PSN?

I'll own you 'bruh lol

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

@Alpha
Yeah even though I didn't play much of it, I can agree that it was definitely overlooked. Even by me. But it was super fun playing last night! Lol.

[bloodybutcher]

hmm,do people still play u2 online?i haven´t done that in ages,i guess i was one of those overlooking it...maybe i should try again?...

[-Alpha]

People still play UC2 online, yes.

BTW, got a 7+ Killstreak in TDM and won-- only 4 deaths on my first game, Come at me! :P

[bloodybutcher]

i don´t even want to check my kd ratio since i´m terrible at games :P maybe i would have a chance if all others had their hands tied...and been blindfolded :P i think in u2 mp i am at level 4 or 5 xD

[SLEDGE]

Yeah Im now getting "Error initializing session manager" when pressing start, at the start menu :(
Got in once and "Agreed" to the TOS, but right after wards(As I see sully run into the the view), I got kicked back out, claiming I'm signed out of PSN :(

[dragonyght]

keep press start you will get in

[Ravens20]

LIAR

[2fk]

don't get everybody's hopes up it's down and naughty dog confirmed it

[Ace_Man_6]

too much traffic people, should of seen it coming :)

[despair]

there's only so much you can do, remember what happened to bungie servers with the reach beta overload and they're masters at online gaming, ND is only on their second MP game and its expected to have some problems when 10 million people want to play at the same time

[dragonyght]

that what happen when 50mil + user get access to a beta

[bangoskank]

I've played betas with much better functionality and with just as many-if not more-users. Sony has been slacking in PSN department lately.

[Kur0]

Even Reach had beta problems.

[LeftPawedFox]

Shut the hell up troll.

also it may be true what you said but you didn't have to say to start stuff.

[bangoskank]

@leftpawedfox

I'm not trolling, loyalist. I'm merely stating facts. I'm rather annoyed at Sony for their recent PSN issues. Sorry I don't suck their d!ck like a lot of other people on here. I'm a gamer, not a fanboy. I call it as I see it. I've been trying to get into this beta for an hour. You're trying to say this is normal?

[garos82]

bangoskank: it may not be normal but IT IS A BETA designed specifically to address abnormal issues, when the game comes out and has any issues that are not normal then ill take what you say more seriously.

[maverick1191]

just this minute installed then press start and BOOM error im guessing traffic

your best bet is to go to the people at ND who have twitters and hope for a fix from there tweets

its going to be a while now till they fix this because all people are going to be doing is bashing start on the menu of the beta hoping to connect, which will cause more problems

[ali100]

Come on Naughty Dog, give me my Uncharted 3 fix.

[11122X]

I laugh at every one going onto the Uncharted 3 beta and complaining that its full of technical issues. There is a reason its called a BETA.

[LoaMcLoa]

Yeah, but you should atleast be able to PLAY the beta :P

[Aither]

LoL That is the whole point of a Beta is to play it and find all the problems. Not so that it crashes so badly you can't even play a single match without it freezing up on you.

[11122X]

The main use of a multiplayer beta is for the developers to test the server capabilities.

Hopefully after seeing what has happened during this time they will be able to fix it completely by the time the full game launches.

Even if we cannot get on it is still giving the developers a great deal of information that they can use in the future so they can increase server upgrades to cope with the stress.

[Philoctetes]

That's what they said with the unplayable KZ3 beta, and lo and behold the final product ended up sucking with the exact same problems at launch.

Not saying the same with happen with U3 and ND, but people are right to be worried about this kind of thing.

[Sarobi]

Managed to get one full game going, after that i was kicked.

[SAE]

i couldn't connect at all , at least you guys played it :) ..

let's wait 20 minutes , i bet they will fix it fast :) , it's a beta so be patient :)

[gamingisnotacrime]

from the Infamous 2 voucher, im a plus member so i dont need it

PM me and is yours

[garos82]

me 2. anyone want a code msg me

[TheBeast]

D:...gayyy and @gamingisnotacrime, most people have ps plus.

[Peaceful_Jelly]

Man these guys don't learn! Same thing happened when the Killzone 3 MP demo came out...

[SAE]

i get in for 3 seconds , i almost accept the terms , got disconnected and then freeeeeeez :/

this is the third time it freez :( .

[x800]

yeah i get the error :(

is psn down i cant loggin anymore?

[itani]

I got kicked out of PSN also but kept trying a couple of times and now I'm back in.

[negroguy]

I finally got into the server and like an idiot I was customizing my character instead of jumping straight into a match and therefore got disconnected.

[Jack-Pyro]

Grrrr...I wanna kick ass and take names....NOW HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?!

[Rezka]

i'm currently in multiplayer but I can't find any games :/

[itani]

Apparently no matches can be found. This beta keeps freezing my PS3!

[ali100]

Wow, PSN is actually crashing from this.

[montyburns000]

keeps crashing my ps3, dropping from PSN, no players.

the gears3 beta was so much better than this. i got into my first game right away and it didn't stop for 4 weeks.

[49erguy]

Yeah my PS3 froze.

[bwazy]

My PS3 is freezing more that an Inuit sitting on ice.

[Murgatroyd7]

The Gears 3 beta was also more exclusive than this. Yes, a lot of people had access to it, but most PS3 gamers have access to the U3 beta.

[ndl1531]

its all the people trying to get in at once . remember this was only for plus members but everyone is a member right now so the traffic is super heavy

[IRetrouk]

lol i just got a message saying i was kicked for killing team mates, i havnt even got into a game yet lol.

[XxTooFaKexX]

Finally got into a stable game...the UC2 multiplayer was alright, but i'm really enjoying this beta. Man...that co op is addictive.

[SnotyTheRocket]

I played for a good two hours, then I went to bed, didn't get kicked once.

[Sorrow24]

I'm not even able to download the patch. My ps3 resets itself before it starts to download it. I hope I can at least try it out before its over.

[Bonobo12345]

Well I had a lot of problems last night, But now I've played all day and It hasn't frozen once, Only a tiny bit of lag as well...

I think they are slowly getting it right for all,
as some people still have problems.

Just be patient, this is what a Beta is for..

[Gazondaily]

Its taking me AGES to download the beta. I told my brother to download it before I finished work.....its still downloading at 50%.

FUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Update: There is the new patch 1.01, it fixed the problems.

[Bloodraid]

Wrong, most of the issues were server sided. The patch only fixed the framerate issues, if I'm not mistaken.

[SnipeySnake]

Well, after the update i've been playing for a while and i havent had a single issue.

[Hazmat13]

i could play games no problem.

[molsen81]

I gave it a go. Nothing groundbreaking, but it should occupy you after finishing the SP campaign.

[Sheikah]

I've... had no such issues. and I'm running a 80gig fattie. No problems, no lag, no crashes, nothing. pre-patch and post-patch.

[ChronoJoe]

Works just fine for me.

[NBT91]

PS3 having tech problems? I would never have expected that!

[ToastyMcNibbles]

I can't download the patch. Every time I hit X it says please wait for like 7 seconds then resets my PS3. :(

[Lord_Sloth]

I had no issues with booting it up and playing the game after a few tries.