PES 2013 released its first demo early August - almost 2 months before its full game release. The reason they did this was because they wanted feedback as early as possible so as to avoid negative reviews and gamers finding game breaking glitches on release day or the first week. They then released a second demo late August that was tweaked and took some if not all the player's complaints into consideration - the second demo is now considered by gamers as well as gaming editors and writers as being much smoother and more refined. This is an amazing strategy and shows that the developers care for its consumers.
2k has a very bad history (apart from maybe 2k11) when it comes to the release of their games, marketing and the demo. I say instead of us complaining to 2k for a patch a month from now, we demand the demo gets released early (with playcalling, substitutions, playbooks and 4 quarters) to get a feel for the game and give feedback on what needs looking at. I don't care if the demo is pre-alpha or whatever. If it's good enough to be showcased at Gamescom then it's good enough for us to take it for a spin. It is after all a DEMO!
I'm used to them giving us little to no information until like a couple of weeks before release but I'd much rather have the demo now than say...following Ronnie2k on twitter so I can see the ratings of Jared Dudley
. I mean seriously, is this what it has come down to? We're a month away and we don't even have official gameplay video yet - only handheld, bootleg movie quality videos of terrible players playing it in Germany.
Want a good reason why we need a demo as early as possible? NBA 2k10. Let's not forget the travesty known as 2k10 and its disasterous first week. 2k would benefit from being transparant - they have no competition so releasing the demo won't hurt but help them.
Remember this?
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2k has a very bad history (apart from maybe 2k11) when it comes to the release of their games, marketing and the demo. I say instead of us complaining to 2k for a patch a month from now, we demand the demo gets released early (with playcalling, substitutions, playbooks and 4 quarters) to get a feel for the game and give feedback on what needs looking at. I don't care if the demo is pre-alpha or whatever. If it's good enough to be showcased at Gamescom then it's good enough for us to take it for a spin. It is after all a DEMO!
I'm used to them giving us little to no information until like a couple of weeks before release but I'd much rather have the demo now than say...following Ronnie2k on twitter so I can see the ratings of Jared Dudley
. I mean seriously, is this what it has come down to? We're a month away and we don't even have official gameplay video yet - only handheld, bootleg movie quality videos of terrible players playing it in Germany. Want a good reason why we need a demo as early as possible? NBA 2k10. Let's not forget the travesty known as 2k10 and its disasterous first week. 2k would benefit from being transparant - they have no competition so releasing the demo won't hurt but help them.
Remember this?
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