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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 53571

Crysis 2 developer Crytek predicts that game
developers will eventually begin charging for their demos:

In an interview with industry site Develop, Crytek\'s co-founder Cevat
Yerli said he wasn\'t sure that a demo of Crysis 2 was going to be
released. He said: \uot;A free demo is a luxury we have in the game
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psolord · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:08 am Post subject:

This is a continuation of EA fucktard statements.

Well fear not. Razor, Reloaded and the lot, will give us all the demos we want! Let the retards of EA charge all they want.

What EA once again fails to understand is that if they don't stop coming up with these stupid ideas, people will turn against them even more and they might not even buy the games they would.

Ozieo · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 648

Why not charge for the patches for your unfinished crap too, you fucktards.

Tom · Elite Member Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 4289

Ya exactly, ffs, I'll just get it off torent Rolling Eyes

man these companies have some real retards working for them.

nb411 · Elite Member Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 497

tride · Elite Member Joined: 27 Feb 2010 Posts: 566

Lol, those people are really dumb asses Rolling Eyes

I get the feeling that they just need a way to make some money, because more and more people dont buy them games anymore Rolling Eyes

To charge me for a demo, that will convince me not to buy the game because its crap - well, might work for someone Laughing

PoliticalMaestro · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:38 pm Post subject:

I thought the video games industry was or has surpassed the film industry in revenue, guess the recession hit them hard. No surprise that many programmers, developers and artists are being sacked by their corporations. Another "efficiency saving" measure to appease the shareholders, guess this was inevitable with the emergence of monopolizer EA.

Sabot · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject:

Well now you will see the demise of the PC games industry. unless it's supported by a bunch of naysayers -which wouldn't surprise me seeing as they are happy to spend several hundred bucks on a SINGLE bloody graphic card ROFL!!
To the point, Who on earth will buy a PC game when they can't guarantee if it will work on their machine or not? Case in question; Poliicalmaestro (i think) complained about GTA being a slide show on his rig, yet he meets its specs -probably more than recommended?
The addon comes out and a patch is released at the same time, that's how problematic the PC gamnes industry is. NOTHING works out the box on EVERYONES PC. Which is why i left it.
NO game churns out a constant fps. One section it's in the 100s, next it's back down to single or double figures. fuck that!
So now you are expected to BUY a demo!! Sure if it's like the 90's and shareware? (1/3 of the game) But it's NOT.
What does this say for the future of patches then? Are you going to be made to BUY patches/support too?? Don't be surprised if it happens.

I personaly don't give a fuck for the PC games industry now, i had it in its prime for the past 15-18years, but this is exploitation for what exactly? Anyone explain rationaly? not a tirade of verbal diatribe.
I pay a bit more for my PS3 games, but they WORK out the box and i can trade them in -unlike anything PC.
If ever there was an obvious reason that PC gaming is and WILL die, it's now!
Makes you feel great to spend upwards of 100s to 1000s of bucks per year on PC hardware/gaming only for games not to work on them eh? and now you don't even get a chance to test or RENT a pc game before you buy it -never mind if you don't or do like it ,it probably WONT work on your PC anyway ROFL Laughing

PoliticalMaestro · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:22 pm Post subject:

Seems to be some confusion Stumpus, the last time i upgraded my pc was early 2009. Yes i have enough ram and disk space with the standard i7 920 2.66 processor as for the gfx its a bog standard 9800 gt. The last rig was a basic 2.66 pentium 1gig ram and that lasted almost four years and this will last even longer. I dont play as much games as i used to and only look forward to real gems unlike the majority of people that "dash for the trash" regurgitated by the industry like a production line without originality or enjoyability.

I will always choose a PC over a console for games because there's a chance it could be modable and the scope for PC platform games is immense unlike the console that has only one sole purpose. Besides i use the PC for other things and until the console can outperform the PC on the functionality and versatility then i wont be converted, enjoy your thumbs while they last lol.

psolord · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 9:01 pm Post subject:

Negcreep · Contributor Joined: 11 Feb 2010 Posts: 19

WHy do people always have to derail the topic....this is not about PC vs consoles (each has their place by the way). Its about a bunch of tards at EA...death of the PC industry though? I think not.

You've only got to look at Valve and their steam platform as an example of PC gaming booming....never been healthier.

If this results in people buying less EA games then so be it...maybe one day they will realise their error and take up a better business model like valve!

Sabot · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:27 pm Post subject:

There seems to be GREAT confusion here.
The whole point is that -as i have said- i have played and built my own machines for years BUT and it is a BIG BUT! The amount of games that have many,many bugs and hardware issues is why you will not see demos anymore. It's easier to HIDE a game and force the gamer to buy than it is to release a demo and REDUCE game sales.

Pslord, you've missed my point that i put in my original post.
The console owner can RENT ALL titles for a measly few bucks per month.
I rent blue ray films and PS3,PSP,DS games for just over 2 bucks per title and can keep them as long as i want to keep them. In comparisson to the FULL price of a PS3/XBox title or whatever it's NOTHING!
So if EA or whomever want to charge us for demos it's DEAD before it gets out the door. lol
Besides as i have said, if you buy a PS3 or XBox title etc, it WILL work out the box -unlike -as again- i have said PC titles, which need patches de facto.
I watch and play on a 46" Sony and since i can mess around with as many options from sharpening the image to changing color tint, missing out on a bit of AA doesn't interest me as much as solid GAMEPLAY. Pretty useless if it's pumping out an inconsistent slide show as per the PC can and does do.
I can honestly say that on my 46" at 15ft away, you can barely make out any slight jaggies.

As for the PC, i have a quite happy ATI radeon 4850 512mb that plays a back catalogue of titles till kingdom come! You think i play a console all day?? My point i'm making is -you blindly can't see it yet make dissin remarks about publishers! Gee whizz.... Rolling Eyes

is forget about how good or NEW your machine is, it's ONLY as good as the NEXT game code. Which is why publishers will make you pay for their crap code and commit to a poor unfinished game. Understand?
Me? i'll continue to rent-to-try my games, just like MILLIONS of others do, but can't with PC. Means it costs me peanuts to buy PS3 titles in the long run Wink

psolord · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:40 pm Post subject:

Sabot · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:40 pm Post subject:

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Tom · Elite Member Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 4289

Regardless of what you guys say, you can get a torrent, problem solved. You can use this to substantiate yourselves into not buying the game. Sure! But if the game is good you know you'll be the first one knocking on the store doors to get in and get yourself a copy. I'm not buying any other games for my PS3.. After Sony took away my OtherOS, they just screwed themselves out of future sales by me.