Anyone else dissapointed by the severe lack of demos that were playable with Bringing it Home during X06 and TGS? I mean yeah we get Sonic, the Wrestling demo, Fuzion Frenzy, maybe 2 others and that's about it. Don't get me wrong, the video quantity was awsome, but the demo's seemed to underdeliver. Especially with how many demos were supposingly playable at the conferences.
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Bringing it home didn't bring much to play.
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BobJustBob
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It was a disappointment all around. Most of the videos were CG and all of the demos sucked. =(
Uh, X06 is over.brocke said:omg i feel like a complete moron. lock this thread please. I had no idea x06 hadn't started yet
I thought they did an excellent job providing trailers, I actually filled up my download queue a couple times looking through that list. I was also thrilled to see the LEGO Star Wars II demo, since I haven't had the cash or time to pick that up yet.
Also, however many demos have gone up in the past week is a pretty significant increase over traditional demo releases. Yea, they may not all have been that great, but it's something. Something they provide for free, I must point out.
BobJustBob
Member
You know they've been holding this stuff back for weeks or months just to dump it in this one week so they can get some nice doctored stats for their press release. Given that, I can certainly complain about the quantity. It should have been a demo a day, minimum.
I said this in the other thread, but I thought the program went well. We got 4-5 demos, when E3 delivered one. Getting demos this way, in this volume, for free is a pretty cool thing. I think people are bummed none were as good as Lost Planet, but then not many are going to be.BuddyC said:
I downloaded ~15 trailers, keeping the queue full for a couple of evenings. Lots of good stuff. There were some big omissions, though - Crackdown, Lost Planet, and Gears of War. Why we don't have any direct-feed footage of GoW on Marketplace anywhere is beyond me.
Most of the movies were new, shown at X06 for the first time. Of course they held them back for their annual press event. :/BobJustBob said:
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Back in the day we had to make do with 3 demos a month, and pay £5 for the privelage.
:lol
:lol
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Well, at least MS didn't say the CGI trailers were actually gameplay.
Plus, MS has ****ing pioneered giving people instant access to E3, TGS, and now X06 via thir VIDEO GAME CONSOLE and people are bitching about them not delivering. Please.
Plus, MS has ****ing pioneered giving people instant access to E3, TGS, and now X06 via thir VIDEO GAME CONSOLE and people are bitching about them not delivering. Please.
Doom was a nice surprise, but I have to say overall it was a letdown.
Where was the Lost Planet, Crackdown, or Gears footage? Why didn't MS bring it home to some of their biggest games on 360? This is what I don't understand. MS raised the bar with what they did at E3, by comparison it seemed like they were going through the motions with content for TGS and X06.
They could at least post the playable footage from Gears or Assassins Creed or Crackdown....
Where was the Lost Planet, Crackdown, or Gears footage? Why didn't MS bring it home to some of their biggest games on 360? This is what I don't understand. MS raised the bar with what they did at E3, by comparison it seemed like they were going through the motions with content for TGS and X06.
They could at least post the playable footage from Gears or Assassins Creed or Crackdown....
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I don't understand why all of a sudden people think that every single game released will have a demo available.
Get a grip.
Get a grip.
VictimOfGrief
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SURELY YOU JEST SIR!! :lolcjelly said:
Chû Totoro
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No IGN, Gamespot, 1up, Gametrailers have done that so much before MS did.DenogginizerOS said:
If the Bringing it home concept is only for the trailers then i think we can all here say that the web can bring it home with much more content
Tieno
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I'm not really dissapointed....the demos aren't my thing, though still have to play Lego Star Wars. Lost Planet was a surprise though, nobody expected it at e3, it made a lot of the E3 Bringing it Home, actually playing a triple AAA demo at home...
I do wish they'd release some ingame 720p footage of their biggest game this november: Gears of War. Have Cliffy talk over it and explaining the controls and stuff like that, like the one they have at gamespot.
It's in MS's best interest to show the game off in the most optimial conditions, which is direct feed 720p footage on marketplace so you can view it on your (HD)TV.
I do wish they'd release some ingame 720p footage of their biggest game this november: Gears of War. Have Cliffy talk over it and explaining the controls and stuff like that, like the one they have at gamespot.
It's in MS's best interest to show the game off in the most optimial conditions, which is direct feed 720p footage on marketplace so you can view it on your (HD)TV.
The biggest disappointment is that all the traillers now days are CGI.
Remember the outcry with the infamous Killzone trailer and all of Sony's trailers at that E3? CGI was so unacceptable. But since this E3, most trailers have been CGI and people are basing hype off of these things.
So by my count, we saw even less than the OP thinks from this "Bring it Home" event.
Remember the outcry with the infamous Killzone trailer and all of Sony's trailers at that E3? CGI was so unacceptable. But since this E3, most trailers have been CGI and people are basing hype off of these things.
So by my count, we saw even less than the OP thinks from this "Bring it Home" event.
I sent my 360 back for repairs so maybe thats why I feel there is so much that I missed.
Demos...
Sonic
FEAR
Lego Star Wars
Doom
Tenchu
Tons of videos.
How is that not enough? I think this is what you call spoiled. Really or maybe it just takes someone who doesnt have a 360 to see all the stuff thats up there.
Demos...
Sonic
FEAR
Lego Star Wars
Doom
Tenchu
Tons of videos.
How is that not enough? I think this is what you call spoiled. Really or maybe it just takes someone who doesnt have a 360 to see all the stuff thats up there.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Chû Totoro said:No IGN, Gamespot, 1up, Gametrailers have done that so much before MS did.
If the Bringing it home concept is only for the trailers then i think we can all here say that the web can bring it home with much more content
VIDEO GAME CONSOLE. You missed that part in what I said. Plus, being able to watch them in High-Def on my HDTV. In addition, I nver recall getting to download a demo of a game for a CONSOLE the day it was shown at a conference.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
I swear to God if MS gave us 20 demos people would be bitching that the demos are cutting into their playtime with games they purchased.:lol :lol
Vangellis
Member
Chû Totoro said:No IGN, Gamespot, 1up, Gametrailers have done that so much before MS did.
If the Bringing it home concept is only for the trailers then i think we can all here say that the web can bring it home with much more content
Yea you can get them on the web but this is certainly not the same as me getting to watch it on my HDTV with ease. Sure you could hook up a computer to the tv but again its a very different experience. I think the one thing that Msoft is doing really well its thier online service. IMO credit is due to Msoft for at least delivering the best online service available on a console. Ive been quite satisfied by what they are doing with Live. Unfortunately no matter how good it is people are gonna bitch and complain thats for sure.
JonathanEx
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Lego Star Wars II isn't really a good demo for Bringing It Home... seeing as the game is out.
JonathanEx
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Then why did Sonic go up?Speevy said:
They should have released Blue Dragon. The game seemed solid and it's not really the type of game that use to have a lot of bugs. While the TGS demo may not be a demo per say (someone told me it was savefiles for the whole game) but whopping up a demo of that game shouldn't have been a problem.
truffleshuffle83
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jesus christ you guys bitch at the stupidest shit.
1. no other console offers me the ability to download games and trailers
2. they are free
1. no other console offers me the ability to download games and trailers
2. they are free
Chû Totoro said:No IGN, Gamespot, 1up, Gametrailers have done that so much before MS did.
If the Bringing it home concept is only for the trailers then i think we can all here say that the web can bring it home with much more content
Following up on denogg's post above, some people *cough* don't have PCs powerful enough to run the HD videos over the web. So I have to rely on the XBL trailers to be able to see them in HD. I'm sure no matter how antiquated my PC is, there are plenty of people in the same boat. and really, nothing compares the HD trailer.
Norse
Member
I would still rather have MS add the ability to stream videos onto the 360 over live..I hate to have to d/l videos from live when streaming would be quicker and not require me to delete the video after watching it.
I am thankful they actually put videos up for us, but rather stream.
I am thankful they actually put videos up for us, but rather stream.
hyp
Member
i happened to like the fact that i can watch all these game videos and trailers in HD as opposed to a dinky 320x240 streaming video. there was a ton of stuff on xbox.com as well that didn't show up on XBL for download, so you might wanna check that as well. demo wise, i wasn't expecting much but i thought one of the heavy hitters would be downloadable. overall, it's a great service to the fans and users of XBL so i have nothing to complain about. for me it was more like dessert on top of the up to the minute internet news.
Chû Totoro said:No IGN, Gamespot, 1up, Gametrailers have done that so much before MS did.
If the Bringing it home concept is only for the trailers then i think we can all here say that the web can bring it home with much more content
To reitterate what I've said before:
The Marketplace isn't just for breaking announcements. That's gonna be rare. That's not the goal, and it's not aimed at use nerds who download everything the minute they come out. It's for the average guy who may care a little bit, and, moreso, at those of us who want them at the best quality possible, and in 5.1.
And even if trailers are unique, or break on the Marketplace, you'll likely hear more about them online, as (awesome) sites such as Blim's will upload them anywho.
And, yet again about demos, you can't blaim MS for that. There were plenty, too. Given, the LP demo set the bar high for standard, and as a surprise, but whatever, the demo shwoing surely wasn't "bad", especially in any way you can blame MS. And that carries over to Marketplace demos in general.
Kobun Heat
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How'd you guys all manage to get your Xbox and Xbox Live memberships for free? That's awesome. Good job.
KeithFranklin
Banned
Don't people realize that the demo being played in a controlled situtation on debug units is not the same as the demo that is prepared to be played on your console at home. Simply taking a build from a server and throwing on a debug unit is OK at a controlled environment like a conference or media event. Doing that on your machine at home, no way.
I still would like to see some high quality video of GoW and Crackdown.
I still would like to see some high quality video of GoW and Crackdown.
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