Bungie confirm Halo: Reach beta had more than 2.7 gamers playing...

"Certainly there will never be a console beta of this magnitude," said director Brian Jarrard told the Seattle Times just before the the open multi-player beta test started its 18-day run. "Players completed more than 13 million online games and logged over 16 million hours of online gameplay, amounting to over 1,826 years of total play time in just over a two-week period," Bungie said.

"The data and user feedback gathered from the beta will help Bungie and Microsoft further refine the game and deliver a blockbuster experience that fans have come to expect from the Halo franchise."

Microsoft said of Halo:Reach - "Just as Halo: Combat Evolved catalyzed the success of the original Xbox to define a decade of entertainment, Halo: Reach will push the boundaries for what's possible in video games and help make 2010 the biggest year in Xbox history."