I would say as if, but these are brits we are talking about, this is like the ultimate British troll 🤣

This is incompatible with capitalism. That's the real problem.

I don't get what the incentive is to have to pay for the right to beta test a game! As a software engineer, I understand, it's in the developers' best interest, and the company's, to get people testing the game before it's released. So why hide that behind a paywall? Make it free!