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Transformers War for Cybertron Multiplayer Demo on XBLM Now
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FTWer said:
Neither did I... the demo is ~800MB so if we assumed it was downloaded by 2M PSN users, it would cost Activision about $250K just for the "privelage" of giving PS3 owners a demo.
Now, that seems like a lot, but you can even take this a step further. Assuming the publisher gets $30 per retail sale, they would need to sell ~8.4K copies of the game to pay for the bill. Out of the 2M downloads, that means Activision needs a 1/2% conversion rate.
For a game like this, that's a safe bet. I take that to mean that the Sony fee was not prohibitive to them providing the demo. In this case, there was likely some moneyhats involved.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
I'm not even going to bother asking where you pulled those numbers for bandwidth costs. But why would MS pay Activision anything for a demo when the game will probably sell more on the 360 anyway?jedimike said:
SapientWolf said:
The numbers are from the MTV link. It shows actual costs per GB ($.16) that Sony charges. I could see MS paying for a demo simply for business reasons. They likely see a percentage of silver subscribers turn to gold subscribers just to play the demo. Of course there is also benefit to being able to say "Only on Xbox"... it is certainly more difficult to measure, but mindshare is a huge benefit.
Obviously MS has also established partnerships with Activision for timed exclusive DLC. The demo is likely part of a larger "package" deal.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Game is awesome. But I reached level 3 already. They should of opened all the classes.
Best song to listen to while playing I realized though is the Transformers theme.
Best song to listen to while playing I realized though is the Transformers theme.
metareferential
Member
Game is good, can't wait to play the coop campaign.
Joseph Merrick
Member
)) flyinpiranha
Member
Just played a quick game of Conquest (by far my favorite mode in most MP games) and it was pretty fun.
Gunplay was good, although learning what weapons are effective and what kills who and such will take a little time. I swear I shot a guy a ton of times in the head and melee'd him and he just did some spinny shit and dropped me.
Can't really tell what's going on when a bunch of people are onscreen ... not because of slowdown or anything but everything looks the same; walls, robots, vehicles ... I'm talking color of course. Hopefully we'll see some more variation but it is Cybertron after all :lol
It sure as hell got me more excited for the SP though ... I really hope they pull it off with a decent story and such. I've read too many previews of licensed games that turn out to be shit to really get my hopes up, especially $60 hopes.
Gunplay was good, although learning what weapons are effective and what kills who and such will take a little time. I swear I shot a guy a ton of times in the head and melee'd him and he just did some spinny shit and dropped me.
Can't really tell what's going on when a bunch of people are onscreen ... not because of slowdown or anything but everything looks the same; walls, robots, vehicles ... I'm talking color of course. Hopefully we'll see some more variation but it is Cybertron after all :lol
It sure as hell got me more excited for the SP though ... I really hope they pull it off with a decent story and such. I've read too many previews of licensed games that turn out to be shit to really get my hopes up, especially $60 hopes.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Teknoman said:
I thought I remembered from an interview that they said you would be able to "build your own robot."
Don't hold me to that though.
chixdiggit
Member
Wow, surprised how fun this is. I definitely prefer the Scout over the soldier.
Holy shit this game is amazing, I was already really hyped but yeah after playing that its a sure day 1 buy with no doubt. Scout>Soldier, but soldier's melee is viscous and satisfying. The level is kind of ugly, even in 1080p, while the models are very nice. Oh and top notch sound effects and animations.
ThirdEngine
Member
Can you not invite friends at all?
Barrow Roll
Member
Not in the party lobby. You can see that it's locked out for the demo, which is pretty stupid. You can invite friends after you join a game though, granted it isn't full.ThirdEngine said:
Classic_Gs
Member
I was worried about this game being a HUGE TF fan, but I have to say I am impressed. The game controls well although floating vehicles do not turn as sharp as I would like and the hall ways width is a bit small, as I run into and can get stuck behind other players. The graphics are good, and I really dig the design and over aesthetic. The shooting game play is solid and better than expected - it plays well. Transforming is quick, fast, and awesome, although they need to include the G1 sound effect, not just the one from the new movies. While I do like the new movie transformation sound effect, I prefer the original, so being able to choose would be preferred. In addition, having Peter Cullen's voice seals the deal, its just to good when he tells me to defend node A :lol. Very impressed.
Conquest video
Recorded off screen, but still decent quality.
EDIT: I think I heard the original transform sound effect once.
Recorded off screen, but still decent quality.
EDIT: I think I heard the original transform sound effect once.
I'm only interested in the single player, but I tried the demo just to get a feel for how the game looks and plays. The combat seems decent but the explosions are just pathetic, especially for a game where you're going to spend a whole lot of time blowing things up. No sense of heat, intensity or force.
PedroLumpy
Member
Scout is ridiculous, yeah so I can turn almost completely invisible and run from any fight that I don't feel I have the advantage? Pretty sweet if you ask me. Did a whole lot of ganking tonight.
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
I was very surprised with how polished the MP was.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Metalic Sand said:
Seriously. For the most part, it's lag free, great hit detection, nice animations, etc. All around very solid experience. Came out of nowhere for me.
HorribleJames
Banned
after initially being irritated about the nature of multiplayer demos (what I really wanted was a SP demo), I did play a few rounds just now and I think it's pretty fun based on what's available in the demo. I really do look forward to checking out the full game now.
I tried both classes and my initial impression is that the cloak is a bit overpowered.. but we'll see.
I tried both classes and my initial impression is that the cloak is a bit overpowered.. but we'll see.
HorribleJames said:
As long as you keep mobile, you can possible survive a cloaked scout under the right circumstances. Scout v Scout? Invis wars if you can speed away. Soldier? whirlwind or drop an ammo beacon and let loose.
I just hope aircraft transformers control as well as the ground based ones do.
Barrow Roll
Member
The Scout with the X12 Scrapmaker in it's hands is a beast. Seriously, 18-1; I felt unstoppable. This game is amazing.