AwakenedCloud
Member
Nope, I plan on getting Type 0 when I'm good and ready. A demo isn't going to change that.
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FFXV demo only comes with first shipment of FF Type-0 HD "Day One" copies
- Thread starter shinobi602
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This. I think there will be a lot of Day 1 copies sitting around for at least a few weeks after launch.
They specifically said they will not make this demo available later.
IdreamofHIME
Member
I don't understand the reaction from some of you.
People just looking for excuses to bitch now.
People just looking for excuses to bitch now.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Type-0 is system seller confirmed
It's a tipping point, that's for sure
shinobi602
Member
I don't even like the fact that you have to buy FF Type-0 to gain access to the demo in the first place. Personally I think a demo to your flagship game should be available to all fans, at least I would think they would want as many people to experience and enjoy it. I don't feel like locking it behind another purchase is the right way to go but that's just me.
Yep. It isn't like this type of behavior is exclusive to Square. Plenty of other games have exclusive betas/dlc with first run copies of games.
UberTag
Member
Publishers are always good at finding new ways to get gamers to make exceptions to cardinal rules.
Teletraan1
Banned
Why in the fuck would you purposely limit the exposure of your declining series? Or sell less of your game that some people were only going to buy to get the demo. From no perspective does it make any sense. No confidence in the product?
Thank you for doing something more than just slapping Please be excited or Please Understand to this. I genuinely appreciated that.
Thank you for doing something more than just slapping Please be excited or Please Understand to this. I genuinely appreciated that.
Every reason to bitch because this will most likely mean that buying digital copy won't give a demo.
The FF13 demo never went public.
They never said that. I'm sure digital copies of the game will get the demo also. I've seen a lot people thinking this as well. Why would they do that? They want you to buy a digital version.
Seriously. Were people this pissed when Zone of the Ender came with a MGS demo?
People are acting as if Square is all of a sudden automatically worse because of this.
This has been done in the past when they were untouchable.
People just like hating on the company and that's the problem.
Tabata has already said that it will.
But they have been doing this for a long time.
Tobal #1 had an FF7 demo. Brave Fencer Musashi had an FF8 demo. Dragon Quest 8 had a demo for FF12. Advent Children had an FF13 demo.
AmuroChan
Member
Or FFXII demo with DQ8.
Well that's good then. I'm not sure how they make that happen but good if true.
PshycoNinja
Member
Tabata has already answered this question.
He said "of course". Probably be a period on the store where your account will be "credited" the demo so when it releases you can download it.
shinobi602
Member
Then it's always been a crummy practice. I'm not familiar with Square's way of doing things but personally I dislike that kind of action.
I thought it was crummy to have to buy Crackdown just to play the Halo 3 beta too.
True, but I thought all copies of those games gave the demo.
Not just a "day one edition" or initial shipment like Type-0's situation. Am I wrong?
plutoknight
Member
're-releases of those games lacked the demos in most cases iirc
cloudzack117
Banned
i was going to get type-0 at launch anyway but this just means im going to have to go blue shell mode now
Its a terrible decision.
FFXV Demo should get maximum exposure regardless of Type-0.
Type-0 is already a profitable and well reputed game..It nearly sold a million units on PSP years ago in Japan.
I am pretty sure they'll release it later anyways and they're just pulling people to buy Type-0.
Hades Hotgun
Banned
I would like to get Type-0, and I might even get it day one, but I hate the idea that I have to do this in order to be granted access to the FFXV demo. A demo is not supposed to be a good that is sold, its supposed to be a free sample to encourage a purchase.
I am interested in a demo because I look at all Square products as suspect at this point, not because I am an irrational devotee of all things Square-Enix.
Panda In Space
Member
I feel that they should sell FFXV demo and include Type-0 as a free gift instead.
Should result in better sales this way.
Should result in better sales this way.
Dai Kaiju
Member
I'm still wondering how they've managed to keep that fire from turning them into a pile of ashes for so long.
Well...yeah. Why wouldn't they?
Cloud Strife
Member
I'd be down for this.
Cave Johnson
Member
The FF brand is in dire straits right now and they're still acting like this? This is the most ambitious FF yet, so you would want to create the biggest amount of awareness of the game before it ships. It's essentially free marketing but it looks like SE is still far behind the times when it comes to the social media effect. But then again, this is the same company that can't get their current engine running effectively that Kingdom Hearts 3 had to be moved to UE4.
Ganon Dragmire
Member
That's what they did. And they figured out a way to charge more with that CE.
mugurumakensei
Member
Amazon pre-order it is.
yeah but its only gonna come later, closer to FFXV release.
Ghost Slayer
Member
SE tax lol
KnightHart
Member
Well, I pre-ordered FF Type-0 from the BB E3 deals and got it for $47.99 CAD. Guess I'm holding onto that pre-order then. Fuck it, I was gonna buy the game anyway
And FFXII with DQ
Yeah.
As I've pointed out recently, Square Enix games plummet in price like no other. This is surely intended to draw out as many early full price sales as possible, although if I had to guess I'd say there will still be plenty of "Day One" editions floating about after three months.
It'll be a digital pre-order bonus, don't worry.
It'll be a digital pre-order bonus, don't worry.
Altered Juice
Member
xbox one version it is then
Times change.
Back then, the only way to distribute a demo was to either include it with another game or print a separate disc. With the current console ecosystems, you can distribute it digitally at little to no cost and reach a much wider audience.