An Uncharted 2: Among Thieves multiplayer demo will be available before the game hits store shelves this October. The demo won’t be available as a cost-free download over PlayStation Network. Gaining access to it will require some cash.
The bastion of civilization, GameStop, is currently offering the multiplayer demo as an exclusive gift for those willing to reserve the title. According to the official GameStop Web site, the demo will be available from August 19 to September 27.
Details about the demo’s content haven’t been given. We’re guessing that it will include stuff that isn’t in the Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta: a couple of new modes, perhaps a new map or two, different weapons, and fiction-cracking aliens.
The Uncharted 2 beta ends on June 28.
In addition to a multiplayer demo, GameStop is offering “an unlockable booster” dubbed “The Revenge Attribute.” It will, apparently, allow players to have instant access to something that would otherwise need to be unlocked through multiplayer play. Awesome.
If you’re revved enough to buy Uncharted 2: Among Thieves the day it hits stores, you may want to consider giving the folks at GameStop some bills in exchange for a pre-order. These offerings are quite hot, even if you loathe the franchise.
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2:40 PM on 06.16.2009
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There are actually quite a few demos available on XBLA and PSN without requiring any type of monetary commitment. You should check it out sometime.
Save us a trip to the store for a risk-free demo, developers! We just want to play your games god damnit!
Not that I can imagine why you wouldn't want the follow up to a game as awesome as Uncharted.
For two, my issue with it is simple.
You wont get many people willing to commit a reserve even if they can cancel it just to try the game before they buy it. if say, an MMo asked for ten bucks to demo their game before you spent the money for a full account, people would laugh their asses off at the company for it. A demo is supposed to be a promotional tool to bring in players who would never buy the game otherwise, not a reward for getting in an early order.
Problem solved.
It's really not for promotional purposes.
They need people to test the online experience out first, and who is better to test it out than the people that are interested in buying it?