Street Fighter V Beta is Delayed Indefinitely

What is a beta? Basically speaking, it is a testing phase... Not exactly in its early stages. Betas are for the purpose of addressing issues that could arise during the final release.

So it's understandable that the Street Fighter V beta has been postponed due to severe connection issues. Apparently the servers were so hammered by the support and love of fans that they required maintenance. Unfortunately, when the servers returned after intensive maintenance and despite being restricted to North American servers, the issues persisted, prompting Capcom to pull the servers once more for extended servicing.

Sadly, the beta has been officially suspended indefinitely, only until Capcom is sure that the servers are capable of sustaining fan affection.

Here's the official statement from Capcom, admitting the horrendous state of the beta:

"While the purpose of a beta is to work out these types of issues, it was very clear that the issues we faced were more severe than we were prepared for."

"After three days of testing, while we were making progress and collecting valuable data, we felt the majority of players were not having a good experience, and the best course of action would be to take the servers offline for extended maintenance. We will be postponing our first beta phase until we believe the experience is going to be a positive one for players."

Disappointing, but understandable. After all, it's a beta, so it's better now than at launch, isn't it? Street Fighter V is set for release on the PlayStation 4 and PC in March 2016.