Xbox demo is out, PC is not.

First thing you need to know is that I like Valve. A lot. They are a good company who puts out quality products each and every time. Another company that (in my eyes) does the same thing is Blizzard. Both companies never disappoint and both companies support their fans a ridiculous amount. The problem with both of these companies is that neither ever deliver products when they say they will. Release dates get pushed back farther and farther until the game is done. They won't release the game until they feel the product is finished and polished to perfection.

Anyone who has played Left 4 Dead on both the Xbox 360 and the PC knows that the PC version is just plain better. It's no ones fault, it just is. A mouse will always be better at aiming than a joystick, people on the PC don't call me gay and are generally helpful, it gets patched much quicker, and all the custom made stuff. So when L4D2 was up for pre-order, I snatched it up without hesitation knowing that I would have a blast and valve always produces greatness.



With pre-order comes the early access demo. This is where shit gets stupid. The original date that the official "Left 4 Dead 2 Early Demo Access" event page said the demo would open up was October 27th. I don't remember the original exact time, but I believe it was 3pm EST. I was at my computer, ready to play.... when all of a sudden nothing happened. Demo still wasn't released. I looked at the official event page again, the time had changed to October 28th at 2am. I was irritated but it was only a nap away.

After I woke from my nap, I spent some time in Borderlands, tried out Torchlight and had dinner. 2am rolls around, no demo. Ok... what's up Valve, I kinda want to play. The official site shows 3pm EST. DAMN IT. Ok, I'll sleep, go to class (college) come back and play. It'll be a good day.

So today I am counting down the SECONDS until this demo is released so I can play it constantly until I have something better to do. 2:59pm the official site updates and says 4pm. Ok, I can do an hour. Kind of ridiculous to delay something 3 times but if it's broke, fix it. 4pm gets closer and closer, then the site pushes it back another 2 hours to 6pm. Now I sit here.... not being able to play a demo that I really really really really want to play and 360 owners have had it for about a day and a half. I won't say that I will never buy another Valve product again or that I DESERVE to have this demo NOW like people on the Valve forums are, but I kind of am irked by this whole debacle.

Congrats 360 owners, you won this Valve battle.

PS: Here's the group site for... proof(?) I guess. http://steamcommunity.com/games/L4D2/events/55327883716288366