Game Demos

When should a "playable" demo for an upcoming game be released?

  • On or after release date

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • < 1 month before release

    Votes: 3 37.5%
  • > 1 months < 3 months

    Votes: 4 50.0%
  • > 3 months < 6 months

    Votes: 1 12.5%
  • > 6 months

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
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I was just curious as to how long people believe a "playable" demo for an upcoming game should be released.
 
I think pre-release marketing is very important for a game's success. A good example is Halo 3 (TBA 2007), where there's all these vidocs and screens being released months ahead of time. A bad example is Farcry (2003 I think), which is absolutely incredible (or so I've heard) but didn't sell well because nobody knew it existed for the first few months (they eventually released a demo and I downloaded it but it wouldn't run).
 
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