It seems the VS 2005 Beta 1 still hasn't been released. Not that I particularly mind if it's delayed, but the subscriber downloads on MSDN does list the Beta 1 as available but it turns out, according to Peter Van Ooijen, that it's just a rename of the original preview release. What's weird though is that the MSDN post about VS 2005 suggests that it's available as well. I heard about some delay at TechEd, but when you see something called Beta 1 posted you sort of expect it to be solved.

I just hope there's some clarification when the actual version gets put online, since it's no longer discernable from the filename. For all I know it was just a temporary mistake and the real beta has been available for a couple of days! At least the other people here at the office will be pleased, otherwise I would have downloaded the 3.5GB right away and hog their bandwidth for the afternoon :)

Update: Because of some feedback in the comments claiming that the current download is the actual Beta 1, I will be hogging some bandwidth today. Thanks!