Bring back demos hahaha. Very few companies do demos nowadays. Capcom its the only one that comes to mind at least with the RE games. Discs would be inconvenient today with all the digital thing going on, besides they would have to spend money on it, more so than to put the directly on a digital store.
But i get your point.. i was there back when demo discs were a thing and they were awesome!!!
In the past it had it’s use. It doesn’t make sense anymore. More demo’s on the PSstore would be good. But yeah, it was cool back in the day together with a magazine. I would look at the same screenshots over and over. But it was the times before many of us had PC’s and internet, and access to gaming websites.
I’m convinced the reason Tony Hawk Pro Skater became such a blockbuster game series was because of the pizza hut demo.
Before then skateboarding games were pretty niche. There was something really fun about that game that captured the attention of everyone, not just skateboard enthusiast.
This just absolutely blasted me with nostalgia. Shadow of Colossus, Ratchet and Clank Deadlock, Maximo, and Soul Reaver were all games I never would have tried without these little gems.
And load them with what? Half a game? Games are 100gb now, and even the trial requires a full download as an incentive to buy the game after the trial expires.
I can still hear the menu music from the PC demo disc we had from SegaSoft that had a Rocket Jockey demo and promo stuff for Three Dirty Dwarves and Obsidian. My brothers and I played the shit out of that Rocket Jockey demo.
I remember playing the ORIGINAL OG demo on PS1 when I was like 7-8 years old. It had Tomb Raider, and Spyro The Dragon. I never beat that damn Tomb Raider Demo but I played it repetitively.
Or just bring back demos in general. They’re way too few and far between these days. Though, I suppose if most “AAA” developers offered demos of their games, nobody would ever buy them because they’d find out ahead of time what pieces of buggy shit they are.
What is this image from? Those games are all fairly new, is it meant to show what a modern versions cover could look like? Or is this a newer demo disc kind of defeating the point of the OP?
they have demo downloads now, old man
It would be super silly for PlayStation to make demo discs since they make a console without a disk drive.
Can’t fit all of those in one disc lmao. They would have to be like 10 minutes long.
Would love to see some digital demo packs with early access builds of upcoming platform titles
With the colossal size of games these days, rare to find one that doesn’t need to be installed first – Discs would be a waste of time.
You reminded me I had Mario Kart Double Dash with a demo disc with Mario Party 5, F-Zero GX, Sonic Heroes and TMNT. Those were good times.
You’d have to bring back disk drives first…
No need when you can download a demo online
I spent a ton of my childhood with friends just playing psx demo discs all night
Bring back demos hahaha. Very few companies do demos nowadays. Capcom its the only one that comes to mind at least with the RE games. Discs would be inconvenient today with all the digital thing going on, besides they would have to spend money on it, more so than to put the directly on a digital store.
But i get your point.. i was there back when demo discs were a thing and they were awesome!!!
I had the Sly Cooper 2 demo disk and probably replayed that mission dozens of time in anticipation for the game.
All games should have downloadable demos or be refundable within 1-2 hours of playtime.
There was nothing better than buying a magazine at the weekend and slapping the demo into the psone.
I think we have enough waste, thanks.
There’s demos on playstation store. You’re welcome.
How you gonna fit a terabyte of textures onto a single fucking disk my dude?
Fourteen-years old + Official Playstation Magazine demo disc in the mail = A good Saturday afternoon
Why create waste when demos can be digitally delivered?
In the past it had it’s use. It doesn’t make sense anymore. More demo’s on the PSstore would be good. But yeah, it was cool back in the day together with a magazine. I would look at the same screenshots over and over. But it was the times before many of us had PC’s and internet, and access to gaming websites.
I’m convinced the reason Tony Hawk Pro Skater became such a blockbuster game series was because of the pizza hut demo.
Before then skateboarding games were pretty niche. There was something really fun about that game that captured the attention of everyone, not just skateboard enthusiast.
ace combat is so random here lol
There’s no need anymore. Demos are available on the digital store fronts. Plus those free demo disks cost a lot to freely disseminate.
I liked when having a save file from a demo would unlock something cool in the main game as well.
r/gaming trying not to be blinded by nostalgia, impossible challenge
Steam just had a big demo event. There are still some new fun ones up to play.
This just absolutely blasted me with nostalgia. Shadow of Colossus, Ratchet and Clank Deadlock, Maximo, and Soul Reaver were all games I never would have tried without these little gems.
And load them with what? Half a game? Games are 100gb now, and even the trial requires a full download as an incentive to buy the game after the trial expires.
Demo discs make no sense in 2023 . Everything is pushing to digital and you can just get digital demos.
Bring back demos, period.
There are a lot of $25 I might be interested in buying but don’t pull the trigger on. If I could play a proper demo I might be more inclined.
Why do we need demo discs when companies can just sell us a half finished game for full price + day one DLC
Why? That would be an incredible waste of money
I can still hear the menu music from the PC demo disc we had from SegaSoft that had a Rocket Jockey demo and promo stuff for Three Dirty Dwarves and Obsidian. My brothers and I played the shit out of that Rocket Jockey demo.
There are literally demos to download on the store right now.
Ahh yes, my 750 gb demo disk
“Use the *rope bow*”
There’s no reason to waste materials for discs when demos can be downloaded, but I’d definitely like to see demos becoming more popular again
👴Back in my day we had the Interactive Sampler Discs…..Playstation Underground……and PEPSI MAN.
200gb disc
Bringing back memories of pizza hut stuff crust demo disk with tony hawk in it those were the days.
You know some games have downloadable demos which is the replacement for demo disks right?
I remember playing the ORIGINAL OG demo on PS1 when I was like 7-8 years old. It had Tomb Raider, and Spyro The Dragon. I never beat that damn Tomb Raider Demo but I played it repetitively.
Or just bring back demos in general. They’re way too few and far between these days. Though, I suppose if most “AAA” developers offered demos of their games, nobody would ever buy them because they’d find out ahead of time what pieces of buggy shit they are.
Anyone remember the old ffviii demo from pizza hut. I can hear the music now of the beach landing. Classic gem
What is this image from? Those games are all fairly new, is it meant to show what a modern versions cover could look like? Or is this a newer demo disc kind of defeating the point of the OP?
PS1 demo discs are actually a really cool way to find some overlooked gems in the ps1 library.
60gb demo
They won’t work with the digital version of the ps5 so don’t hold your breath
You can now pay $18/month for PS+ Premium to get access to the tier with game trials instead! What a pro-consumer value!