Once we have the demo card, can we go straight into playing the demo or is it a time release with the online preordering?

I still don't understand you get a demo disc with a pre-order. Demos are promotional tools, if someone has pre-ordered your game, they're sold. What are you trying to accomplish? Demos should be released for everyone on PSN/XBL, that way you would actually sell more copies because you're exposing the game to people who may not know about your game or weren't sold on it until they were able to try it out for themselves. It's just poor business practice what they're doing now.

Isn't sad that he had to state "free" demo? It used to be demos were free to give gamers a taste of the actual product. Now it seems demos are used to either solicit a pre-order or a subscription to either IGN or the premium PSN thing. While still free you have to pay for something else to get the free demo.

I played the beta for a bit. It was pretty fun, although I didn't play too much because I have other games I actually paid for that I need to finish. But so far so good. I'll probably pick it up. I have to say the visuals are amazing, and the gameplay is pretty standard for a shooter. The only thing it lacks is co-op.

God, I hope this games lives up to the hype.


Ever since the E3 O5 fiasco, I was really, really skeptical about the game, even though I partially enjoyed the first one, well the guns and cool camera movements when you reload.

I'm sorry but sony nearly killed the game by making the very stupid decision to show a CGI movie/scence as actual gameplay.

We know all the justified criticism levelled at the game thereafter.

But, the latest gameplay vids and very positive reaction to the multiplayer has slowly tuned me around, and I simply can't wait for this game, hopefully it will be a superb game.

Oh and the demo issue, no biggie, I think it people who get the pre-order code will simply have access to it sooner than those without the pre-orders.

It will most likely be available to those people later on in the PSN store.


I hope, if I remember correctly, Ratchet and Clank:FTOD did something like this, could be wrong though. :)

@OneSneakyNinja:

Maybe if you actually read the article, you'd know the answer to your very stupid question.

A $5 down payment for a game I want to get so I can early access to a demo

Sure, why not.

Psst, I think people are complaining about the concept, not the terminology.

How fucking dense are you people? seriously!

You go to Gamestop you "pre-order" the game for $5 whole dollars (wow 5 fucking dollars, I'm sure thats breaking bank) and the next day you come back to that gamespot and you cancel....yes cancel your pre-order and you can keep the demo and get your money back.

here's something else for you people without 5 whole dollars. you and your friends scrounge up five, one dollar bills go to gamestop get a preorder demo and then share that download between the 5 of you. Yeah you can do that you bunch of whiners.

Or better yet realize the demo is something you get as an incentive for pre-ordering. Incentive for buying the game sooner...an incentive. big concept I know, but try and keep up please.

jesus christ on a crutch you are morons.

Why do we rarely get these things here in Holland...
And this time the game actually gets made here we should get something special at least...

Anyways can't wait for it February with this and Streetfighter 4 is gonna make for a good month...:D

Seriously, the amount of BAWWWWW on Destructoid for sub 20-dollar amounts is pathetic. Nearly every time an article comes up where a monetary transaction is required, people start up the Internet Whine Factory.

Presumably, most of you live in a country in Western Society. In our society, we sell stuff. If you want stuff, you have to pony up the cash for stuff. Stuff don't make other stuff by magic: It requires people to make the stuff, people to license the stuff, people to deliver the stuff, and people to put stuff on shelves.
Sometimes we want to entice people to buy our stuff by including other stuff. (like a timed exclusive demo)

I'm sorry if you don't have a job right now. I'm sorry if you live in your parent's basement, you're crashing on a friends' couch or living in a dormitory. I'm sorry if your cash flow is so dire, that five dollar amounts become matters of life-and-death. Times, they are tough. My advice: consider a new hobby; I hear nature hikes are free.

I'm with Jim: Fucking unbelievable.