Hay got one game demo but will not work why?

The Developers decide to make a demo or not. Not Steam.

Try for gree wouldn't work. Too many people woul abuse it and hackers would find a way to keep the game going after the time is up.

Also, why download 10-20 Gb for 30 minutes of play? Just keep asking the Developer to make a demo.

Publisher and Developers would also not like the idea. They would consider it giving the game away for free.

war of the roses is a typical example when asked to publish a demo they hadnt the time or inclination to do so ,now because sales have fallen dramatically they have reduced the price by 50%,to me i THOUGHT GREATTTTTTTTTTT until I read all the bad reports from gamers about this game for example problems still there from the days when it was launched ,people who have purchased within the past few days furious about the game crashing all the time and lag etc etc etc . I say no matter what you seen in the glossy mags,no matter what you see on tv,no matter how the price drops ,DONT BUY ANYTHING untill you have played a demo version of it.If developers who want to sell their games cannot produce a demo FORGET THEM .

Well Valve are the owners of Steam, I would be a happy guy if I could try out Garry's Mod before I bought it, so I support the demo idea, but other games owned by other companies, such as Bethesda owns Dishonored, it might not be possible to have demos for all games.

I was just thinking about how OnLive does a Play For Free option, but that's only possible because the game is streamed through their server, allowing them to cut you off whenever they please. I would reccomend something like that for Steam, but I know that is too much of an overhaul project for silly little game demos.

Originally posted by chanceboyxj13:

I was just thinking about how OnLive does a Play For Free option, but that's only possible because the game is streamed through their server, allowing them to cut you off whenever they please. I would reccomend something like that for Steam, but I know that is too much of an overhaul project for silly little game demos.

OnLive went belly up. Thew created a "new" company that bought their assets and fired everyone but the CEO, who also ownes then "new" company. They did it because thet had so much dept and couldn't buy back the stocks that the workers owned.

Really messed up.

Their buisness model didn't work as well as they thought it would.
One, no one wants an always on connection.
Two, it takes a lot for work for those server to dish out those games.
Three, they were (at best) 720p and not as good graphics as a PC would have.
Four, they required a 5Mb download speed (constant).
Five, no mods.
Six, Laggy interface, even with the correct speeds.

I realy could go on, but I'll stop there.

Not the ideal place for a demo that is also supposed to let you see how your system can handle a game.

It would be nice if more developers made a demo, but then we could see how bad the game is before we buy it.

Certain game magazines at certain times paid certain people to rate a game far differently than if they didn't pay. Don't get sucked into the hype but do feel free to recognize pure awesome when you see it. Search youtube for actual gameplay and critical reviews by people who aren't paid game reviewers.

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Originally posted by chanceboyxj13:

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It would be nice if more developers made a demo, but then we could see how bad the game is before we buy it.

Since you closed my own thread about this issue,and the pre-existence of this thread seems the reason for closing ,I will try to keep the discussion here.
Frist of all,I don't buy games from developers...all my receipts are from Steam,so passing the responsability to the developers does not seems fair. Is Steam who opened up my account,provides me with games,and potentially may terminate my account.
What we are asking is basic costumer protection.
just how is reasonable to try a pair of shoes before buying them,so it should be with the games.

Originally posted by Mr.Cristian:

Since you closed my own thread about this issue,and the pre-existence of this thread seems the reason for closing ,I will try to keep the discussion here.
Frist of all,I don't buy games from developers...all my receipts are from Steam,so passing the responsability to the developers does not seems fair. Is Steam who opened up my account,provides me with games,and potentially may terminate my account.
What we are asking is basic costumer protection.
just how is reasonable to try a pair of shoes before buying them,so it should be with the games.

No. Developers make that decision. Steam is s retailer. You buy the developers games through Steam.

Steam has no say in what the developers do or don't do. If they tried to, the the developers would pull out of Steam leaving it with no games to sell and no games for us to buy.

You opened your account and agreed to Seam's terms. You bought games and agreed to both Steam's and the Developer's terms.

Those shoes didn't cost $60m+ to make with an added $10m-$15m for a demo pair that you can walk in for 15 minutes.

Since we are using analogies that don't apply anyways: You can't ask for a bite of a Steak before buying it.

There are videos and reviews out there. Use them. Don't rely on others to protect you, protect yourself. Do research before buying a game. Ask around. Look into the information available on the matter. Use what is available, don't demand something that just cost someone else more money to do.

Accept it or not, that is up to you, but don't put the burden on someone else's shoulders for your decisions.

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Originally posted by Mr.Cristian:

Since you closed my own thread about this issue,and the pre-existence of this thread seems the reason for closing ,I will try to keep the discussion here.
Frist of all,I don't buy games from developers...all my receipts are from Steam,so passing the responsability to the developers does not seems fair. Is Steam who opened up my account,provides me with games,and potentially may terminate my account.
What we are asking is basic costumer protection.
just how is reasonable to try a pair of shoes before buying them,so it should be with the games.

No. Developers make that decision. Steam is s retailer. You buy the developers games through Steam.

Steam has no say in what the developers do or don't do. If they tried to, the the developers would pull out of Steam leaving it with no games to sell and no games for us to buy.

You opened your account and agreed to Seam's terms. You bought games and agreed to both Steam's and the Developer's terms.

Those shoes didn't cost $60m+ to make with an added $10m-$15m for a demo pair that you can walk in for 15 minutes.

Since we are using analogies that don't apply anyways: You can't ask for a bite of a Steak before buying it.

There are videos and reviews out there. Use them. Don't rely on others to protect you, protect yourself. Do research before buying a game. Ask around. Look into the information available on the matter. Use what is available, don't demand something that just cost someone else more money to do.

Accept it or not, that is up to you, but don't put the burden on someone else's shoulders for your decisions.

This is exactly my point.I was ready to commit 60 euros for Call Of Duty Ghosts ,but there are so many mixed reviews ,and this got me thinking.60 euro for me is a day's work,not exactly peanuts.all I ask is a glimpse of what I buy .
I don't complain about greenlit games witch cost 3,99...I'm talking about the big titles with big price tags.

N.B. if the stake that you mentioned is poorly cooked or gives me a reasonable grounds for complaint,any respectable restaurant will cook me another one along with their apologies.