Why aren't game demos no longer a thing?
They arein japan
You know why
>>331740965
because of tranny dick
>>331740965
Because now people pay to play the demos/beta/alpha of games.
>>331740965
Because nowadays they can charge retards for that. That or make retards work as beta testers instead.
Because companies realised they can charge for them and call them a beta.
Because the time spent creating a demo is time not spent on working on the actual game.
Because they have been statistically proven to result in decreased sales.
>>331740965
Because modern devs know that releasing playable demos would allow people to actually know how much the game sucks before buying it, resulting in a drop in sales.
Nintendo still has free demo downloads.
>>331740965
I assume most people that download a demo were interested in the game anyway. Then there are 2 possibilities
interested customer likes the demo: he buys the game (would've probably bought it without a demo too)
interested customer doesn't like the demo: he doesn't buy the game
So the best case scenario is that the dev didn't lost a customer
Because you can either charge people for them (early access) or you can just release a buggy piece of shit and just patch it after release (or not)
>>331740965
They are on the 3DS.
The one redeeming part about the system.
Not sure to be honest OP.
Because people rather want to see their game get pirated for a playtest, they love it!
File sizes
Three reasons: It doesn't help profits with nearly everyone having access to the internet. Why create 1-4 hours of demo gameplay when they can just release cinematic trailers and say "buy game nao pls" and have gaming sites shill for them.
It would allow people to realize they don't actually enjoy the game after playing the demo meaning a loss of a sale.
Many, many games are released unfinished and buggy. This means in a demo, people can realize the game is terrible and isn't worth the AAA price.
It also means less time spent on making DLC to charge even more money for.
>>331741035
Theyre games you autistic basement dwellers on here claim you dont play and are shit so why be bothered?
>>331741051
>take pre-defined chunk of game
>wall off everything else
>release
How fucking hard can it be?
you know why..
But ps4 and 3DS have downloadable demos...
AAA developers are scared of social media destroying the game's credibility before release
Thanks to modern internet download speeds, indie developers will give/sell you alpha/beta access to the game that they can continually update
Demos have been phased out, for the most part, except on consoles, where having a system that updates the games often is unfeasible thanks to red tape set up by console devs
>>331740965
>>331740965
because you don't know how to properly grammar
>>331740965
Because most people would then never buy their shitty game.
>>331740965
Why do you say that?
>aren't not
Pubs know their product is terrible, so they want you to rely on the Youtubers they pay to make it look good.
I was pleasantly surprised by the FFXV demo.
>>331740965
They are called "early access" or "closed betas", you know like certain "Z" game.
>>331740965
Because they decrease sales. Seriously, they do. When devs realised that they've stopped making them.
>>331741381
>It also means less time spent on making DLC to charge even more money for
How time consuming is hacking the game to pieces and sell it bit by bit? The only game that i've seen had content added to it that actually feels like they worked on it after the release of the game was Red Dead Redemption.
>>331741042
> call them a beta
The games or the customers? Ahahahahaha!
>>331741078
/thread
>>331740965
Im playing DQMJ3 demo right now
Its fucking awesome
>>331740965
because they have to go through a submission process, just as games. It's a pain in the ass for developers. It's the same reason why some developers release the demo AFTER the final game, it takes time, money and work.
Nowadays you have youtube, facebook, and everything to get an idea on how the game plays.
>>331740965
Nice grammar faggot.
Back to school with you!
>>331741275
What game is that supposed to be?
Devs call em betas now.
>>331740965
They're still a thing
They just call them betas now for some reason.
