Why no demos?

Discus and support Why no demos? in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Producing a demo takes time away from the actual game's development and money in both labor and server costs. It also has to fit in within the... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Bobazoid1, May 29, 2014.

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  1. chemicalsora
    chemicalsora Guest

    Why no demos?


    Producing a demo takes time away from the actual game's development and money in both labor and server costs. It also has to fit in within the particular publisher's marketing strategy
     
    chemicalsora, May 31, 2014
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  2. Shigurui
    Shigurui Guest
    ^ Eh? Most demos are cut portions of completed games and require neither dev time or money to put out. Also Isn't the money made from Gold subs covering said server costs?
     
    Shigurui, May 31, 2014
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  3. chemicalsora
    chemicalsora Guest
    Publishers still have to pay a fee to get demos up in the Marketplace. And this isn't exclusive to Microsoft - Sony and Nintendo do the same in their respective online stores.

    I'll let you research why producing demos take up dev time.
     
    chemicalsora, May 31, 2014
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  4. Bobazoid1
    Bobazoid1 Guest

    Why no demos?

    I agree with Shigurui. They send demos to the magazines to preview. Why can't they release them?
     
    Bobazoid1, Jun 3, 2014
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  5. BEASTmmb
    BEASTmmb Guest
    ^They don't send demo's to magazines or sites like IGN. They bring in people from those outlets and let them play specific portions of the game while under their supervision. In some cases the people only watch a dev play the game.
     
    BEASTmmb, Jun 3, 2014
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  6. Bobazoid1
    Bobazoid1 Guest
    I stand corrected then. Still, the demos would be nice. But at least you have reviews and sites like Twitch, Youtube, etc. to see them in action.
     
    Bobazoid1, Nov 1, 2018
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  7. Dangerous Alan Win User

    Sony speaks, MS's move

    Why would it be a 1hr demo when we already have demos for all games on the marketplace.? Why would demos be limited to one person at a time. It wasn't demos.
  8. tohellnbak Win User

    Why aren't there any demos?

    I have tried DR3 Demo ~ Lego Demo ~ Zoo Tycoon Demo ~ Kinect Sports demo NBA Live Demo..

    Not sure why you cant find them..

    XBOX BING DEMOS...
  9. SantosRoh72 Win User

    Fifa 20 DEMO no more available in store,help me

    Ps4 demo is available,why Microsoft deleted demo from store,totally disappointed :(
  10. Listed mia 510 Win User

    Review Embargos

    No demo's, I'm looking at 9 demo's right now. They may not be the hottest games ever, but then why spend money on a demo these company's know people will buy the game anyways without needing said demo!
  11. Bobazoid1 Win User

    Why no demos?

    I stand corrected then. Still, the demos would be nice. But at least you have reviews and sites like Twitch, Youtube, etc. to see them in action.
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