Sony has just patented their new style of demos, eroding demos. In other words the demo will lose more and more features each time you play it. The characters, objects, events and scenery will erode over time, giving the player a chance to experience the game in full, while also providing incentive to pay for the full game.
For example, one suggestion was that in a racing game, the speed of the car would erode down, and the finish point would erode away; allowing the player to continue to play the game, but without much point.
The real question is, do the gamers care? There are already many demos out there that stop working after a player has gotten to a certain point; is this much different? What are your thoughts on this?
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Sony Demo News- A Call out to Nerd Spot Readersposted Mar 13, 2010 11:09 AM by Tora Mutsagama [ updated Mar 13, 2010 11:25 AM ] |