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Heavenly Sword Demo Coming in the 'Near Future'

July 04, 2007 in Demo comments 6

Playstation 3 owners can rejoice, an anticipated game will soon be playable through the Playstation Network...as a demo, but still, it's better than nothing, and we can see if it deserves the hype it's been getting.

As Ninja Theory polishes towards its Fall release date for Heavenly Sword, gamers are anxious for something more than editor impressions and gameplay videos. Instead, Ninja Theory's promising they'll be delivering a playable demo for their action adventure and it's coming in the "very near future."
Speaking on their newly launched IGN blog (via N4G), Ninja Theory teased what's coming:

"I can confirm that we are, of course, going to be releasing a demo for Heavenly Sword...and soon! This will be downloadable via the Playstation Network...so keep an eye out for this in the very near future...and I mean very near future!"
Hmm. Is Sony Computer Entertainment America planning to combat Microsoft's typically dominating E3 presence on Xbox Live?
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    Kokoro* Jul 5, 07
    I never bother with demos. I just wait for the full game. I'll have to try out this game sometime though.
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    Seeker X Jul 5, 07
    Great, great. Hopefully this isin't some pretty looking game that will probably suffer Genji's fate. Cuz getting slapped silly AND often by the enemy looks inevitable and annoying.
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    Sungod Okami Jul 5, 07
    That's a good example, about Genji. One thing though, usually when they release a demo it's because they think the number of people who like the demo who would not have bought the game without trying it first will outweigh the number of people who would've bought the game without trying the demo but don't like the demo after they try it.

    For example, some people think the game looks cool, and they would buy it without trying it first, but then after they try the demo they don't want to get it anymore.

    Some people haven't really heard of the game, so they would not have bought the game without first trying it out, and then they really like the demo so they will buy it.

    When a company releases the demo, they think the latter category will far outweigh the former, in addition to causing more hype about the game. Therefore, when a developer releases a demo, they generally must be very confident that people will like it.
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    Warsun Jul 5, 07
    It would be cool if the demo came out during E3. I am expecting Heavenly Sword to be one of the top PS3 titles. I hope it doesn't disappoint!
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    Sayyed Jul 5, 07
    Dammit why couldn't soon be a specific date!
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    Krunal Jul 10, 07
    Absolutely can't wait to get my hands on the demo, you never know it may make me actually buy the game. I know the Resistance: Fall of Man demo is what made me buy the game.

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