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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago

Valve gives developers some big reasons to add a demo on Steam

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Valve gives developers some big reasons to add a demo on Steam

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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago
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Valve have overhauled the way game demos work on Steam in some big ways, and it sounds like a really good thing for both developers and players.
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    Sweet! I like the idea of allowing for demos to have their own page instead of being part of the full/finished game page. Not sure if demos should have reviews. That seems kinda beside the point.

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      I just want DLC to be shoved into their own container so I can never look at them cluttering the store.

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        Oooh. Personally, I don’t mind that, but now that you mention it, yes, there totally ought to be search/queue options to let us hide demos.

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          It’s just annoying when looking for a game, and getting pages of recommendations for the sims 4 dlc when I don’t even own the sims.

          Advertising the post sales stuff prior to even buying the game isn’t very bright.

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      If it’s an “early release” demo or something, like some games do with a limited time, partial access, demo? It should have its own reviews. When the game is fully released, I feel split. On the one hand, you’d be giving feedback for a small part of the game, but on the other you wouldn’t be seeing reviews about content not contained in the demo.

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      Demos should have reviews, of the full game.

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