If you're chomping at the bit to play Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time as soon as humanely possible, you might want to pre-order it on the PlayStation Store. Starting next week on 16th September 2020, you'll gain access to a demo featuring two different levels from the game that lucky members of the press got to sample a couple of weeks back. Unfortunately, the pre-release test won't be made available to everyone — you can only get your hands on it by committing cash right now.
You will gain access to Snow Way Out and Dino Dash, as well as the opportunity to play as Dr. Neo Cortex. As part of this announcement, it was also revealed that Crash Bandicoot's old girlfriend, Tawna, will be playable in the upcoming game. She'll have her own set of moves, including wall jumps and a Hook Shot, so make sure to check out that new slice of gameplay through here.
Will you be pre-ordering Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time to play this demo? Let us know in the comments below.
[source blog.playstation.com]
Comments 12
Shouldn't it be the other way round, put out a demo then we pre-order if we like it?
Stuff like this is why Activision deserves no credit for anything.
Reads the word "Pre-Order" in the headline. GET HYP- oh, never mind.
I think we should stop calling these demos and more Early Access. A demo is short for a demonstration which is done before a purchase. Locking a "demo" behind a purchase by the very act makes it not a demo. Though publishers like us to think so, we should stop regurgitating their nonsense and call it as it is. Early access, preview... Whatever. It's certainly not a demo
I remember back in the PS3/360 days pretty much every game that was about to come out had a demo. Now, demo’s don’t happen as often and when they do... ya gotta pre order the game first. Whatever man 😑
see i didn't get it with Tony Hawk and I don’t get it with Crash 4, why would you lock out potential customers?
@RBMango @MightyDemon82 exactly.
But gaming media still pushes their nonsense. This is one company that is given way way too many free passes. I guess they give really good freebies.
How can a demo be locked behind buying a digital copy. It’s more like an early access to first level.
@MightyDemon82 Everything's backwards in 2020.
@pip_muzz I don't necessarily disagree and yet demo discs were always with magazines that you had to pay for. Also, to be fair - and maybe a bit pedantic - nothing about the word "demonstration" implies it's free.
"demonstration definition: 1. the act of showing someone how to do something, or how something works"
So if you pay someone to show you how something works, does that stop it from being a demonstration? All the same, I do agree they should call it a sneak peak or something. Maybe not early access since that implies it's not finished and could be changed a lot before release.
@Matroska Being pedantic is fine.
The thing with magazine demo discs is they were always an extra. The magazine itself was what was being sold, not the demo disc. I remember the old demo disc days and do somewhat miss them on a nostalgic note.
The definition of demonstration is correct, and we could get into semantics but I feel that the historical use of demos and demonstrations was to entice a purchase. Why create a demo for someone if they've already bought it...
Yes, early access isn't the best term either but the way publishers use the word "demo" I feel is very misleading. Preview perhaps is a better word or even pre-play could be better.... I just know I feel "demo" is taking the mick.
Anyway, always good to have a pedantic chat. Enjoy your evening.
so this is similar to tony hawks? in that physical preorders don't count?
@daveofduncan Correct, you must place a digital pre-order to unlock access to demo.
Tap here to load 12 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...