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Would be pretty cool if it's true, but it seems awfully late for a beta to be taking place. By the time it's supposed to start, the release of the game will only be 2 months away. It would seem any valuable info they get from the beta woudn't even be able to make it into the game if it ends only a couple weeks before release.
I would imagine it's more a server end test to see how their farm reacts and what kind of stress the game is causing. But, you gotta remember this is online and while any fixes or updates might not make the disc pressing, it's not uncommon for online updates from day one. And if nothing else, a 2 month head start on fixing things and getting everything in order is better than nothing.
And there's the marketing aspect as well....