GameSpot to host OnLive game demos

Smart move from OnLive and GS !
Now what I would like to know is: Are the demos designed by the developpers or is it the OnLive service that will cut a part of the game and let you play it ?

Posted:A year ago

Very clever! I guess that this is the sort of innovation that is always talked about but not often realised. Imagine being able to go and read a review and then see almost immediately whether the review reflected the game.

Though, knowing how most demos go, this could be a double-edged sword for game companies.... Unless it's just a timed play of the actual game rather than an actual demo like we're used to.

Posted:A year ago

I'd assume it will be a timed play of the complete game, which Onlive already does.

Posted:A year ago

I hope the demos are a part of the real game. Specially made demos are usually lacking features from the real game, which can make the player feel that the game is not good, which lead them to not buying the full game. A trial version/demo where you can play for example 20-30 minutes of the real game would be preferable.

Edited 1 times. Last edit by Anders Alcen on 31st August 2011 12:15pm

Posted:A year ago

Last week they took onlive codes for deus ex and tossed them because they were advertising a competitor and now they're working WITH onlive? This seems stupid to me.

Posted:A year ago

Oh and by the way it's a timed plus through

Posted:A year ago

@ Kyle Gaywood : GameSTop is the game dealer. GameSPot is a website. this are 2 different companies.

i really like the idea of being able to play demos directly on the website. i only hope that it is not limited to special areas because we here in germany can not use onlive since a few month because of our ip adresses have been blocked.

Posted:A year ago

Oh... My bad. Sorry. But if it was gamestop I would be annoyed

Posted:A year ago

If you demo a game on the Onlive service it's the real game and they give you exactly 30 minutes. After 30 minutes you are prompted that your trial time has expired and given the option to purchase the game rather it be a pass to play the game for a few days for just a few dollars or a pass for the complete game. Anyone can go sign up with Onlive for free and try out games on their service without paying a single penny but I believe it's the US only right now offering the service. Onlive is actually an awesome service and I encourage anyone that has the capabilities to take the time out and visit Onlive for yourself :)

Posted:A year ago

US only until 22nd September, John. They have a UK launch coming.

Posted:A year ago

Coming to UK soon?! That sounds great! I would love to try the full game before actually buying it and 30 minutes is usually all it takes (at least for me) to decide if a game is good or not.

Posted:A year ago

The idea is genius but I've read recent reviews on Gamespot and they're very immature... I hope OnLive keeps the Metacritic score up there too. OnLive needs to be very smart with how they implement Gamespot into their service.
As for Gamespot, I hope they hire less opinionated writers. With Gamespot I'm specifically I'm referring to reviews of Madden 12. But the bias shows up in a number of places.

Posted:A year ago

The idea is genius but I've read recent reviews on Gamespot and they're very immature... I hope OnLive keeps the Metacritic score up there too. OnLive needs to be very smart with how they implement Gamespot into their service.
As for Gamespot, I hope they hire less opinionated writers. With Gamespot I'm specifically I'm referring to reviews of Madden 12. But the bias shows up in a number of places.

Posted:A year ago