Demos - Good Business?

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Killzone3 said:

GotchayeX said:

Some recent PS3 games come to mind - among message board communities, it seems that the Heavenly Sword demo actually reduced anticipation for the final game, and one wonders whether or not Factor 5/Sony is sending entirely the wrong message by refusing to release a Lair demo. Even the Halo 3 beta seemed to elicit more criticism than enthusiasm.

It didnt, most people whining about it did not even play it. All the previews based of the demo have been quite good. Mistake with halo was that it was to early for that big a beta.

 

The problem with Halo was that most people don't seem to understand the difference between a beta and a demo. The problem wasn't with teh beta itself but with the people who misunderstood its purpose