User blog comment:Bovell/E3 coverage of Battlefield 3./@comment-184.0.232.146-20110607021917/@comment-3564634-20110607145201

Actually it makes sense for a closed beta to be before the open because quite frankly, less than two months is nto enough to get proper feedback. That's where closed beta testers come in, sending their feedback already before or at the beginning of open beta.