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Sony Introduces Game Trials, Try PS5 Games for a Limited Time (Death Stranding Director's Cut, )
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Vognerful
Member
What is the reference here?
martino
Member
Great feature i want to be generalized to all games
This would be a good counter measure to gamepass in my case
I intend to use gamepass as a way to test games i don't have interest at first (or for my video game culture) at some point (when i have a XSX)
(i know some of you will tell me to use gamepass on pc but game are not the same and i'm a huge fan of xbox app there, opinions)
This could make acquiring a XSX irrelevant for ME because i have no problem and will always buy and support game i like
This would be a good counter measure to gamepass in my case
I intend to use gamepass as a way to test games i don't have interest at first (or for my video game culture) at some point (when i have a XSX)
(i know some of you will tell me to use gamepass on pc but game are not the same and i'm a huge fan of xbox app there, opinions)
This could make acquiring a XSX irrelevant for ME because i have no problem and will always buy and support game i like
FranXico
Member
The PS5 has an actual playtime tracker, you can see in the profile menu.
This decision has Jim Ryan written all over it.
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skit_data
Member
I’ll try Sackboy, it seems fun and I haven’t bought it.
Can’t say I’m in need to try much else 1st party tbh. I already own most of it, and the upcoming titles in 2022 I already know I will be buying day 1 unless for some reason they get catastrophic reviews which I highly, highly doubt.
Can’t say I’m in need to try much else 1st party tbh. I already own most of it, and the upcoming titles in 2022 I already know I will be buying day 1 unless for some reason they get catastrophic reviews which I highly, highly doubt.
TheGodfather07
Member
OK, whoevers idea it was for the timer to start on download needs to be fired immediately. A good idea ruined by a baffling decision.
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Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Yo WTF?
So Trial a game thats 100GBs it takes me more than 5 hours to download 100GBs, as soon as I boot it my time is up?
I guess its true to form they are showing you how much of the game you would be able to play in 5 hours with my slow ass internet.
Im sure they will patch it to start counting at launch of the game the same way EA trials work.
SaucyJack
Member
you really think Jim Ryan is operating at that level of detail?
SaucyJack
Member
Notwithstanding the download on a different account first workaround ….. aren’t both of these games playable after only being partially downloaded, like most PS5 games.
YeulEmeralda
Linux User
All games do this for game reviewers.
WitchHunter
Banned
Bitching about 100% free feature? Yes, I'm in the right destination.
HoodWinked
Member
It's so much dumber if you think about a typical use case.
Someone will start the download for the demo then naturally they'll go do something else, either forget or just end up being busy. Then come back 6 hours later or the next day. They just realize they downloaded several gigs of data which can't be played. It's the equivalent of downloading a brick.
Someone will start the download for the demo then naturally they'll go do something else, either forget or just end up being busy. Then come back 6 hours later or the next day. They just realize they downloaded several gigs of data which can't be played. It's the equivalent of downloading a brick.
Soodanim
Gold Member
If it was playtime I’m sure no one (sane) would have complained. As it stands the backlash is understandable. It’s dangling a carrot then taking it away, forcing workarounds to make it usable.Bitching about 100% free feature? Yes, I'm in the right destination.
The timer starting when you hit download is an obvious misstep and ruins the whole thing. Download doesn’t complete in time? Tough luck, trial done forever through no fault of your own.
Fix that and the feature will get its due praise.
Impotaku
Member
It's sounds very similar system to the nintendo online trials thingy however nintendo lets you play for 3-5 days at least to see if you like it. Tried it a few times as it lets you play the full game with no restrictions to see if it's something potentially for you. Having only a few hours to try it out seems a bit tight hopefully sony sees the light and extends the time limit to something actually useable as a lot of games don't give you a good feel of how they are till quite a few hours in.
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
Good because 1 hour is all I need with some games...
They need to fix this start count with the download BS.
They need to fix this start count with the download BS.
Topher
Identifies as young
Bitching about 100% free feature? Yes, I'm in the right destination.
I get that, bro, but sometimes Sony just makes it way too easy for folks to criticize them.
HeisenbergFX4
Member
Just a shitty implementation I know people on some internets that takes hours for single patches to download and in the case of my nephews a large patch can take all dayBitching about 100% free feature? Yes, I'm in the right destination.
This free feature doesn't do anything for people with crap internet
So Sony decided to use a feature they had for a long time, untie it from PS+ (good), but implements it in such a way, that is more or less unusable (really bad).
Either Sony is trolling, or it was an overlooked problem.
If they implemented it intentionally this way, I don't have enough hands for the facepalms this deserves.
Either Sony is trolling, or it was an overlooked problem.
If they implemented it intentionally this way, I don't have enough hands for the facepalms this deserves.
Aguero9320
Member
Hmm, yes, to be fair my wording was poor (or ironically, low effort) - I meant with the way they have implemented it, this won’t be a simple change. They went with the most low effort option I suspect, and its unsuitability for the project is why it’s the (ridiculous) way that it is.
Lognor
Banned
Haha, that's amazing! Leave it to Sony to fuck this up. Sucks for those with slower download speeds.
JapaneseGamesRULEZ
Banned
Can I do it without PS5?
ripeavocado
Banned
Do they leave trophies in the account?
Yselacrey00
Banned
So how can I try it? I looked up the games in the store but it didn't give me an option for a trial. Actually it seemed like it was making me buy the PS4 version of the game but then i realized it was like a PS4 & PS5 version combined for sackboy.
I tried with Dead Stranding too but it didn't let me.
I tried with Dead Stranding too but it didn't let me.
Xander3116
Member
Who said that death stranding was about a 6 hour trial? with download and play time i counted 3 and a half hours and when i tried to start it up today it told me that my "license has expired" lol
Synless
Member
I’m having the same issue, I have a ps5 so it should be working.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
No more like EA’s service.
Yselacrey00
Banned
Yeah me too. I don't know what'sthe issue, I'm accessing through the PS5 so it should allow me to do it. Has anyone from the US confirmed they are a le to do this? I only saw some guys from Europe confirming it.
Hawking Radiation
Member
Can only be a soft cock.
Not hard enough mate.
yurinka
Member
They already implemented something very similar in PS3 but limited to 1 hour and requiring you to have PS+.
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abacab driver
Banned
Oh wow. Lol
FranXico
Member
Maybe they tested with ultrafast internet in their offices. It's ridiculous, people should complain.
And this is relevant to the thread, because...?
pasterpl
Member
Probably because some already mentioned gamepass, comparing these demos to gamepass
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