Battlefield 1943 Will Have PlayStation Demo
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Article written by nofi in Hot, PS3 News, on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 10:30.
Unless someone chirps in with a better translation, we’re assuming Battlefield 1943, which has already been released on the Xbox’s Marketplace, will see a playable demo when it lands on the PlayStation Store. Playable demos aren’t a given for PlayStation Store titles (unlike on Xbox Live Arcade) so unless we’ve grossly misunderstood this Famitsu article, expect a demo of the first person shooter to launch alongside the full game to whet your appetite.
Fruit’s already on the case with a full playtest of the game which will hit TSA later today. The demo (if it’s the same as the 360 version) will let you play for 30 minutes in total before you need to buy, although the tutorial will still be playable.
Update: EA have confirmed to us that there will be a PlayStation demo. Story changed to ‘news’.
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Person678 | 08/07/2009 10:54
BOOM! Headshot!
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It’s a day one purchase for me anyway.
X_Yoshy_X | 08/07/2009 18:19
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This shouldn’t be news eny way cus if xbox gets the demo then y shouldn’t we
colmshan1990 | 08/07/2009 19:14
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Every downloadable game on xbox live gets a demo (a microsoft rule) but that does not always happen for psn. A lot of games have come out with demos on xbox and not psn.
Milereb | 08/07/2009 10:55
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Perfect
That way I can sample it before purchase, will probably buy it anyway :p I mean it looked quite al right from the trailers and screens already.
cc_star | 08/07/2009 10:55
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I don’t think a demo will do the experience justice, and may hurt sales.
Look at how bad Warhawk’s demo experience is in comparison to the full game experience.
colmshan1990 | 08/07/2009 15:03
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From the sounds of it, this isn’t a demo, but a trial. It sounds like the game will just cut you off after half an hour.
Watchful | 08/07/2009 10:56
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Who needs a demo? This game lets me fly Corsairs so I’m sold.
Jumping Monks | 08/07/2009 10:58
Legend
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Well I’ll be buying this anyway. As CC said, I hope it’s a good demo and doesn’t hurt sales. Dead Space for instance, the demo just isn’t up to scratch.
Ducer15 | 08/07/2009 12:34
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I also found the demo for Dead Space to be far inferior to the full game!
haz360 | 08/07/2009 11:00
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Can’t wait for this. Will be playing the demo first but I think it’ll be a purchase for me anyway. You guys should do with this what you’ve done with Killzone/Warhawk, with regards to the TSA nights. Would be all sorts of fun!
Looking forward to the playtest article later too.
BadBoyBoogie | 08/07/2009 11:02
Let There Be Rock
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Agreed, TSA nights for this game would be cool.
nofi | 08/07/2009 11:04
Wants a custom tag.
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We’re all over the community aspect, don’t worry.
BadBoyBoogie | 08/07/2009 11:00
Let There Be Rock
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I’ll be getting this as soon as the PSN store updates anyway, so I won’t be bothering to download the demo…it’ll just delay me getting into the full game!!
KittDJW | 08/07/2009 11:05
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This is going to be awesome.
especially TSA battles.
BigD-UK- | 08/07/2009 11:16
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So the 360 version is out already! And we have to wait a whole 24hrs, gutted!!
Dafro1989 | 08/07/2009 11:24
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I’m pretty interested in this – could be a fun one.
That said, I’ve got so many games to play right now…
Roynaldo | 08/07/2009 14:47
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I have the same problem, so many games too little time, if its cheap enough i might give it a blast and will definatly sample before i part with my cash, providing i can of course.
MarkSawbo | 08/07/2009 11:29
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Anyone know if there is a party system or clan system on this game? Im definitely getting it but i would like to play with people rather than solo. Im really turning towards xbox i feel, might get one again soon.
Kevling | 08/07/2009 12:27
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From battlefield1943.com:
“Use the built in squad features to team up with up to 4 other soldiers and make your way across the Pacific Theatre together”
rht992 | 08/07/2009 11:31
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me and brother are going splits on this. anyone know how much it will cost?
Kevling | 08/07/2009 11:57
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£9.99
gazzagb | 08/07/2009 12:13
Master of speling mitakse
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TEN QUID?!?
Coolios!, PS Store can use Debit Cards right?
X_Yoshy_X | 08/07/2009 20:39
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only a TENA that cant be right….. can it cus warhark was £20
hannes_truce | 08/07/2009 11:41
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I really wish i had some freakin money. why is moving house so bloody expensive?
I want this. but i can’t get it till the end of the month. Just have to make do with the trial.
Roynaldo | 08/07/2009 14:48
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Not only that, you get cut off from the net for quite a while too, ive moved house twice in a year and it was such a pain in the nuts, although got a lot of offline stuff done in the mean time.
Bilbo_bobbins | 08/07/2009 12:05
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I would love to buy this game, will definitely do the Trial, but I am skint at the moment and owe my buyer on ebay his MJ money back.
DarthSharkey | 08/07/2009 12:24
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Sweet, it’s a purchase for me but I will enjoy the demo for a while.