Hydra was the server used for beta testing of the Xbox 360 version of FFXI. Japanese, North American, and European players all played on the same server (in contrast to previous Betas). Japanese players received a copy of the Xbox 360 beta version with the purchase of the Xbox 360 console; North American, UK, French, German, and Italian players received a copy of this beta version with purchase of an Official Xbox Magazine issue. In the US, this issue was released to newsstands on January 17, 2006. ID Number: N/A Activation Date: December 10, 2005 Deactivation Dates: April 3, 2006