Confirmed by Frank O’Conner himself.

Check out the vid in the link:
Halo 4 interview with Frank O’Conner

Well this is sad news. I was hoping to get my mits on a BETA Key to try the game out. I believe that 343 is taking a huge risk not having a BETA. While the vid looks great, fans want to test it out.

I’ll still be buying it though as likely will you.