Which would you prefer, A Beta or a Demo /

A beta, would be suitable for testing reasons and has the most glitches.

A Demo., would be better for playing reasons and to see if your Pc or platform can handle it.

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I think devs should do both, but betas have become a bit of a joke lately I think. Too many people treat them as a demo and don't actually help make the game better.

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a Demo is a MUST in my opinion, it's a pity not many people do all they can to find out if a game is really good before they buy it. The general lack of demos is probably a cause and at the same time a result of this. Noone expects a demo by default, so we're used to buy games we haven't at all tested, and when a developer says they're not making a demo noone really complains. But a demo is nothing else than a TV ad, except much more effective: If your game IS good, a demo WILL make people buy it.

Seeing how EA talks big about Crysis 2 (90 percent ratings announcement^^) I conclude that not providing a demo is a misguided decision. Crysis is relatively new to console gamers (important market), I wouldn't count on every MW2 and BFBC2 player to trust Crytek's reputation or reviews enough to risk 60 bucks, a demo is the solution.

a Demo is a MUST in my opinion, it's a pity not many people do all they can to find out if a game is really good before they buy it. The general lack of demos is probably a cause and at the same time a result of this. Noone expects a demo by default, so we're used to buy games we haven't at all tested, and when a developer says they're not making a demo noone really complains. But a demo is nothing else than a TV ad, except much more effective: If your game IS good, a demo WILL make people buy it.

Seeing how EA talks big about Crysis 2 (90 percent ratings announcement^^) I conclude that not providing a demo is a misguided decision. Crysis is relatively new to console gamers (important market), I wouldn't count on every MW2 and BFBC2 player to trust Crytek's reputation or reviews enough to risk 60 bucks, a demo is the solution.

At least some people get the idea.

I'm just glad that there are people who know the difference.

dont you mean *which? error - error - error,

Uhh, what?

dont you mean *which? error - error - error,

Uhh, what?
I don't get it either?