# Games in Beta?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/games-in-beta/201641>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [September 23, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/games-in-beta/201641 "2006-09-23T13:33:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Butters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Butters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Butters)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/games-in-beta/201641/1 "2006-09-23T13:33:09Z")

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Ok so I have the beta versions of Battlefield 2142 and Company of Heroes.

When these games are launched, will the beta versions stop working? I assume you will have to buy the game, it’s not like you can get it for free?