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BioShock is in your servers, crashing your Live, doing the same to PCs soon


Jim Sterling \\ 08.13.2007	26 comments

So, as you're all doubtlessly aware by now, thanks to the millions upon millions of community blogs on the subject, BioShock was released in demo form on Xbox Live last night. So great was the response from Xbox Live users that the demo was downloading as slowly as 1% every ten minutes for some people. My Live friends list was just full of people sitting in their dashboards, clearly awaiting their own chance to visit 2K's nightmarish rapture. Not only did the servers grind to a crawl, in some cases they halted completely. As some people on Evil Avatar complain and as our very own Colette can attest to, Live either shut down completely or locked users out of downloads in a few cases.

That's perhaps the most encouraging and pleasing thing I've seen about this game, as well. Here we have an original IP, one that's unique and fresh, and people are going nuts for it. You could literally feel the excitement here in the Destructoid community when the news about the demo broke and I loved every hype-filled second of it. This is very promising news for such a challenging and thought provoking title which should hopefully translate to big sales. The fact the demo is absolutely gorgeous won't hurt either.

But enough about the Xbox 360. Some of you want to know if a PC demo is coming and we can confirm that it is. In a brief announcement, 2K has stated; "For those of you who are looking for a BioShock demo on the PC, it is in the works and will be out later this month." Check out 2K's site tomorrow for more details on that front. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go clobber a little girl in anticipation of this highly anticipated masterpiece.

[Thanks to Action Bastard & TheGoldenDonut for the PC demo heads up]

26 COMMENTS, LATEST BY Azereki
Haha, thanks for the linkage Jim. Much appreciated. :D - view discussion

There are 26 comments about this post:

robotplague says:
08/13/2007 10:52

Yeah, I'm pumped as shit for this game, more than anything else this year I would say. I never in my life have put down for a limited edition pre-order, but I just had to this time around. Can't wait until the demo finishes downloading here in a few minutes.

smallkid says:
08/13/2007 11:00

The 360 demo is great i just finshed playing it, you get 3 weapons and 2 plasmids in it, pretty good for a demo i must say.

Pistolaero says:
08/13/2007 11:03

Played it last night, this demo is practically the most perfect demo I've played in a while. Unlike Blue Dragon and Stranglehold, which left a bad taste in my mouth.

The game is amazingly atmospheric and the controls are super tight. Not to even mention how gorgeous it looked and how there were no hiccups whatsoever. Something Stranglehold can't say. I can't wait to get home and play it again, but more importantly, can't wait for next week when the game drops.

Bloodborne says:
08/13/2007 11:04

So by "later this month," does that mean before or after the game actually releases? Not that it really matters, I'm picking it up day one for PC, but it'd be nice to join in the demo hype with the 360 owners.

BlackDove says:
08/13/2007 11:05

I don't see how the "later in the month" helps me considering I'll buy the full game before that happens.

Kind of a jerk-around for not releasing both at the same time before retail hits.

Buddha says:
08/13/2007 11:09

just shows how much some folks wanna play the game

Blaaguuu says:
08/13/2007 11:10

Fortunately us PC users will have bittorrent to use, when the demo hits later this month... Though no doubt all the regular game download sites like FilePlanet will get destroyed by it, too.

Founder says:
08/13/2007 11:11

Yes, my blog post got linked on the homepage! I feel special. :D

Jim Sterling says:
08/13/2007 11:13

Apologies to the superfluous BioShock Clog posts I couldn't fit into the sentence. :-)

bruceleethree says:
08/13/2007 11:14

later this month?

um no 2K, NO.

bluemeep says:
08/13/2007 11:20

Do want? No. Do need.

The PC demo can't come soon enough. Mostly because I need to know if my ancient, creaking Dell from the Days of Yore can even install the sucker before I plunk down for it...

Surf314 says:
08/13/2007 11:27

So why are we paying for live again?

Ghoulunatic says:
08/13/2007 11:28

Haha, I've already got the collector's edition preordered. This just sweetens the deal. I gotta wait for my girlfriend to go to work in a few minutes though. She is watching Soaps, EWWW.

webrunner says:
08/13/2007 11:39

Why are people waiting on the dashboard? You can turn off your machine and background download now.

Kotua says:
08/13/2007 11:58

@webrunner:
Not all 360s do that. Mine used to do that, but then it RROD. When I got the 360 back, that feature stopped working for me. No idea about the rest though...

JayTapp says:
08/13/2007 11:59

webrunner
08/13/2007 11:39
Why are people waiting on the dashboard? You can turn off your machine and background download now.

Turn off and download? Woa, someone got a Xbox with more features than mine!

PiKo says:
08/13/2007 11:59

I've been downloading the demo since it was released and it still hasn't finished, this is getting out of hand. Now I just gotta stop myself from reading the demo reviews but it's harder than I thought.

gamesronlygames says:
08/13/2007 12:10

xbox360=great games no system, ps3=great system no games wii=meh

Rainbowblack says:
08/13/2007 13:48

im all over it right now. 10 % in 30 minutes of DL

looks i wont be playing any Lego Star wars today

Maclintok says:
08/13/2007 14:22

I suppose I had it fairly easy. Downloaded the demo in between dinner and games of RS:V. Only had to reconnect o Live (and restart my console) about six or seven times. Actually, that was quite annoying but well worth the trouble.

The demo is the perfect length and exposes you to just enough of the full gameplay to get you hooked. It's also insanely beautiful in both the graphical polish and art direction. For anyone still downloading, sit tight and be ready for a treat.

Eschatos says:
08/13/2007 15:40

Goddamn Xbox. Holding up my PC demo.

deanhatescoffee says:
08/13/2007 16:30

PC demo = schwing!

Skylance says:
08/14/2007 00:36

@JayTapp

All 360's have been able to do that since the Spring update (assuming it was downloaded, that is). Go to your system tab, and look under the auto shut-off label. Should be right there; background downloading is turned off by default.

Skylance says:
08/14/2007 00:39

Correction: Go to the System tab, then to Console Settings, and it's under the Shutdown heading. Sorry :)

Roryzilla says:
08/14/2007 01:22

GORGEOUS. FUCKING GORGEOUS.

Azereki says:
08/14/2007 03:35

Haha, thanks for the linkage Jim. Much appreciated. :D

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