Comments on: Killzone 2 Demo After Launch

By: Red Faction Demo Exclusive | TheSixthAxis

Red Faction Demo Exclusive | TheSixthAxis — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:54:32 +0000

[...] keys away granting early access for their pre-order customers. Remember the fuss surrounding the Killzone 2 demo? well GameStop have stepped up to the plate again securing exclusive early access in the States for [...]

By: seedaripper1973

seedaripper1973 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:29:28 +0000

now comes the decision?? do i wait or do what i REALLY want to do and play it sodding ASAP!(well 19th as opposed to the 25th)
*aarRRGGHH!*

By: GamerRiley

GamerRiley — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:17:39 +0000

I think it’s all becoming a little clearer now. If you live in North America you can pre-order the game from Gamestop and receive a code for the demo that will be activated on the 5th Feb. Still in North America, if you don’t pre-order with Gamestop then the demo will be available via the PSN after the games launch. Meanwhile in Europe it looks more likely that we will get the demo on the 19th Feb, which is a Thursday, so makes the store update for that week. Ahh lovely!

By: djhsecondnature

djhsecondnature — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:04:42 +0000

Sweet!

By: GamerRiley

GamerRiley — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:04:04 +0000

UPDATE: It seems now that the demo will be released in Europe via the PSN prior to the launch of the game. SCEE have revealed that the demo will be available before the games launch. A date of 19th Feb is rumoured amongst the forum sites.

By: seedaripper1973

seedaripper1973 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:51:53 +0000

“Saying that the beta for Killzone was bloody good. ”

*mumbles under breath* “Jammy bastard”

By: GamerRiley

GamerRiley — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:03:37 +0000

The demo is more than likely to be pre-release code as well. So you are not even going to be playing the final code for release, which as you say may put people off from buying the game. It’s the same with beta testing, you have to put in the back of your mind that this is nowhere near the quality of the final game. Saying that the beta for Killzone was bloody good.

By: seedaripper1973

seedaripper1973 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:38:03 +0000

5 stars from me mate..exactly my point (big fuss over nothing) and how many times has a game ‘blown its load’ due to a demo/beta (im looking at LBP and R2)
I think id prefere to get the full game instead and not ruin anything for me

By: seedaripper1973

seedaripper1973 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:33:59 +0000

then wait the extra day after its been released THEN play the demo..i dont know what all the fuss is about.

By: Withnail

Withnail — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:24:03 +0000

I don’t think it’s a certainty that demos before launch cause extra sales. In fact they are more likely to reduce sales as they either a)put people off the game, or b)give people something to play for free, which means they get to try it without spending money.

If a game is good it makes more sense to release a demo after it has launched, as the core gamers will buy the game on release on the strength of the reviews/hype alone, and then the demo is used to attract the more casual gamers later, when the game is actually in the shops and available for purchase. It also allows the publisher to drum up another round of publicity after the game has launched.

It also takes time to make a demo, which most devs can ill afford in the run up to release.

By: hannes_truce

hannes_truce — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:10:08 +0000

Trust me, if the demo is anything like the Beta, it is not cack…
hopefully a similar thing wont happen over here and we’ll be able to get the demo without having to pre-order from anywhere…

By: 3shirts

3shirts — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:20:51 +0000

Maybe the demo is cack and they don’t wanna put people off!

Seems the only logical explanation as to why they’d do this

By: BamBamBoozled

BamBamBoozled — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:06:23 +0000

The only good thing about GS is that they take visa gift cards in exchange for PSN cards so I don’t have to get any of my money wrapped up in the wretched place. Its pretty sad when people at Best Buy know more about games because the GS kids are about as fringe dork as they come.

By: djhsecondnature

djhsecondnature — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:58:35 +0000

But if you weren’t sure if you were going to buy the game, a demo might persuade you.

By: seedaripper1973

seedaripper1973 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:18 +0000

er…surely this is to encourage people to ‘pre-order’ the game? so whats wrong with that? (apart from bloody yanks getting there mits on it 1st)

By: SteveTheSkorie

SteveTheSkorie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:40:38 +0000

Thats exactly what I was thinking.
I hope this is part of some sort of bigger picture scheme thing.
If not, then they really do have less common sense than I thought.

By: djhsecondnature

djhsecondnature — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:37:27 +0000

The thing that I find really strange is why would Sony give a exclusive demo to people that are already going to buy the game? Surely putting the demo out for everyone before release may persuade those that are undecided to actually buy the game.

By: mayflame

mayflame — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:17:13 +0000

I love Gamestop. I buy almost all of my games there. And all my PS3 and 360 accessories too. This is the only store I know that still sells used NES and Genesis games.

By: GamerRiley

GamerRiley — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:11:49 +0000

Nofi, I never no where you get your information from so can I ask if you have had this from an official source or just from Gamestop. As I understand it if you are in America and have pre-ordered the game with Gamestop you will be eligible for a pre-release demo by either collecting a game card with a promo card on from today,5th Jan, or wait to be emailed a code if purchased online, around the beginning of Feb. Either way the demo won’t be available until the beginning of Feb and it’s only in America. For us Europeans there is still hope of a PSN demo to be released 1 0r 2 weeks before launch. Do some digging around for us if possible, you obviously have more contacts. Cheers mate.

Edit: Just found out that the demo (America only) is from Feb5th to Feb26th.

By: CaptainMurdo

CaptainMurdo — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:14:23 +0000

Don’t we have a Dodo cuz I remember reading somewhere that we cloned one somehow or am I dreaming again?