mothra on 18/9/2008 at 23:18
i suspect that it's just the same level, only you have to beat a certain time ?
anyways, this sounds very silly to me. when I preorder a game I don't play its demo, I'm already convinced (or don't care about money)
van HellSing on 19/9/2008 at 16:40
I don't get the confusion. The demo comes out before the game, right?
So those people who preordered the game and are starving for it, will play the demo to get a first taste too, right?
So EA is showing some courtesy to the loyal fan-base by giving them some more content in the demo. Pretty nice of them.
Hier on 19/9/2008 at 17:52
I don't get the objection to what EA did. Here's the demo. If you liked it, you can preorder the game. If you preorder we'll give you a little something extra to help you wait until the game is released. It's a great idea. Don't know how many sales it'll translate to, but it's not like it was a big deal in the first place.
mothra on 19/9/2008 at 21:57
every game i ordered i played when it was released. I play demos so I can judge games I don't know. well, you got a point there if it could generate sales but I doubt it. good game - good sales. good demo - maybe more sales.
buy the game ONLY so i can play more of the demo ? without even wanting to buy the game all along ?
i don't get the "business" part here.
Matthew on 19/9/2008 at 22:47
PREORDER, not buy.
dj_ivocha on 19/9/2008 at 23:22
Quote Posted by Matthew
PREORDER, not buy.
Indeed.
If Blizzard would set the release date of Starcraft II to April 1st, 2009 (which is not unlikely) and then release a demo in January, and put some extra content in the demo for people who preorder the game, I'd sure as hell do just that. Even though I've never preordered a game before.
Shadowcat on 21/9/2008 at 00:31
For my part, all I was pointing out is that it doesn't really qualify as a "demo with exclusive content". If you have to pay for said exclusive content, its status as 'demo' content is in serious question.
