No Gears of War 2 demo planned
Submitted by rapture on Sat, 04/19/2008 - 7:14am.
Gears associate producer Tanya Jessen told Shacknews.com that there are no plans for a GoW2 demo. She says that such a fast release of a sequel that this caliber means that they won't have time for the demo.
Will this end up hurting GoW2 sales?
Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 both had successful demos or beta tests before the launch of those games. Both of those games sold millions of copies on launch and today are the most played games on XBOX Live.
Of course, Gears of War 1 didn't have a demo and it is the #5 most played game on XBOX Live; two years after release.
Will GoW adopters give up that game for the sequel without a demo?
I think GoW1 was a big enough demo.
I agree, I'm buying this game when it comes out. I want to continue the story.
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J
$DBad idea, I think. However it's not going to impact people enough to where they wouldn't buy the game. I guess I'm just greedy...it'd be nice to play a beta or a demo. I can't believe they are really serious about having the game out by then.
I doubt it. I'm not going to deny that demos influence a buyer's decision, but sometimes demos don't accurately convey how good the actual game is itself (see Yahtzee's The Darkness impressions). Gears of War 2 will still end up being extremely hyped.
Halo 3 had beta tests, yes, but it's the sequel of Halo and Halo 2, and neither of those had public beta tests or demos (PC versions excluded) and those were extremely popular. Halo 3 was built off the massive hype which wouldn't be the same if it weren't for the first two games.
Also, Call of Duty 4 wouldn't have sold nearly as much had they decided to stick to one platform, seeing as how it's a multi-platform release and all. It was successful, but I don't think the beta nor the PC demo were as influential on the sales.
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