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Final Fantasy XIII Demo May be Sold Seperatly

FinalFantasy-XIII.net: Square-Enix announced at DKS3173 that the Final Fantasy XIII demo will be coming packaged with the Advent Children: Complete blu-ray release in March next year. Unfortunately for everyone outside of Japan, the demo will probably arrive much later than that.

Nomura has told Dengeki though that the Final Fantasy XIII demo may be sold separately some time after Advent Children: Complete's release.
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FantasyStar - 492 days 18 hours ago
1 - You have to be kidding me.
I'm not paying for a demo. I'm already getting FFVII: AC Complete as my first BR-Movie but c'mon, paying for a demo?! Get real. I know some other impatient people might do it, but my money's worth better than just a demo.
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Capt CHAOS - 492 days 18 hours ago
1.1 - Agreed...
Calling it a demo and then charging for it sounds like a lame way to charge for a cut-down game that may have some issues..

It's the complete game and free demos, nothing else.
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Overr8ed - 492 days 18 hours ago
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yea its very stupid but the demo is 3 hours long. I want the AC in high def. =D
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knife - 492 days 15 hours ago
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Yep Microsoft has really turned Square-Enix crooked

after there partnership with MS them they learned to squaeeze out every penny from its loyal customers. they dotn even care about then anymore, instead of sex they giv them rape . ass rape every now and then

Square Enix dont even provide sony with good sex

watch this animation and youll know why i sed that: http://img404.imageshack.us...
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Fox01 - 492 days 15 hours ago
1.4 - Sigh...
...this is what happens when a demo that's priced 40 euros sells over 1 million; it gives other companies ideas.

same thing happens when you pay for DLC, gamer pics... oh well.
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gaffyh - 492 days 15 hours ago
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Just though I'd say this before some fanboy starts talking crap.

GT5 Prologue is NOT a demo.

On topic - It's quite ridiculous that they would charge for a demo, why don't they just release it on the PSN for free (and it won't be able to come to XBL cos the development won't have started for the version).
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strotee - 492 days 18 hours ago
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This pretty much confirms Square is desperate for money.
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Jamegohanssj5 - 492 days 18 hours ago
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This has got to be one of the funniest things I've read all day. Why would they sale a demo separate from what they're supposed to include it with. Makes no sense at all.

TGSI
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Fishy Fingers - 492 days 18 hours ago
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Probably get me hate but I'm honest so....

Right I'm not a huge fan of the movie, neither am I a fan of FF games, in fact FFXIII (& versus) will be my first. Now I was planning to buy the BR mainly for the demo. So if they release them separately I probably wont buy either, just out of principle. But if they release the BR and then perhaps give us "access codes" to the demo which could be later placed on the PSN, that could work for me.

I know this makes no sense, whiling to buy the BR for the demo but not happy to pay for the demo alone. But to me, charging for a demo is wrong, it apposes the aim of a demo, and if adding it to the BR helps improve they're sales fair enough, that's exceptable, but demo on it's own, that doesn't slide with me.
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FantasyStar - 492 days 18 hours ago
4.1 - Everyone can agree that paying for demos is wrong.
But as of last gen, paying for a packaged demo is considered ok. If people want it, they're free to spend money for it. You get more than your moneys' worth that way. For example the Halo 3 MP Beta. People will buy games just for the demos alone and well...that's just business. I don't support it, so I never buy it.

Hell I don't even buy pre-order gags where you pre-order a game and gain entry into a demo. I never saw the logic in buying a game just for the pre-release demo for free (hint hint), shouldn't it be the other way around? You give players a free demo in order to persuade them to buy the full-game.
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n4gzz - 492 days 15 hours ago
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Paying for demo !!! I am not buying BR either and they can shove their demo up on theirs.
Now, if it was promotion with Iron Man BR or Transformer BR then i wouldn't mind.
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PirateThom - 492 days 17 hours ago
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Square Enix keep going down in my estimations every single time a piece of news comes out.
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Daver - 492 days 16 hours ago
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same here... they have become like a sh!tty U.S. company
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Cerberus_Hunter - 492 days 17 hours ago
6 - I'll believe it when i see it...
Bad translation is very common in this interviews...Even though i don't care for the demo really, I'm waiting for the full game so i can import that.
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Mc187 - 492 days 16 hours ago
6.1 - but
if you import th ejapanese version. how's that work
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PirateThom - 492 days 16 hours ago
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If you can understand Japanese and have a PS3, it's region free and will play the game.
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Raoh - 492 days 16 hours ago
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LOL they are actually learning something from their partnership with microsoft

squeeze dollars at any cost..

sigh
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andron666 - 492 days 16 hours ago
8 - What's a Helgast doing in FFXIII ?
LOL at first glance it reminds me of one...
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Relcom - 492 days 16 hours ago
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i refuse to buy a demo, and i'm not buying that terrible movie for it either. They should put it in a magazine like edge or EGM. Then i would get it
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strotee - 492 days 15 hours ago
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IMDB disagrees:

User Rating: 7.6/10 (18,983 votes)
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Relcom - 492 days 15 hours ago
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Check the metacritic then we'll start talking.

honestly i can't believe someone is trying to convince me that a55tastic movie was even decent. I have it on UMD for my PSP. Waste of money
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strotee - 492 days 15 hours ago
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Hmm, what am I supposed to be looking for?

FF: Advent Children (PSP):
88 based on 5 reviews

Are you thinking of FF:Spirits Within? (that's a whole different matter lol)
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Relcom - 492 days 15 hours ago
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All im saying is i'm a huge FF7 fan, and that movie fuking sucked. Critics agree, and there is no way i would buy that movie to get a 2 hours demo.
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REbirth - 492 days 13 hours ago
9.5 - so...
basically u do ur opinion on base on critics! 1 thing is u tell that u didn't like the movie..other is tell that u don't like the movie cus the critics didnt liked it too! sry mate but u fail!

and for movies...imdb is much more accurated then rotten tomatoes and metacritics! ppl voice not stupid critics choise!
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GiantEnemyCrab - 492 days 15 hours ago
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Another PSN exclusive! Pay-for demo's!

Why not offer it free or in an issue of Qore?
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n4gzz - 492 days 15 hours ago
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It would have been free but MS corrupted them big time.
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IzKyD1331 - 492 days 15 hours ago
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paying for a demo does seem outrageous, but if they do offer it, I can guarantee people will buy it
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vloeistof - 492 days 14 hours ago
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se is mean if they would do that :@ evil people.
give the trailers already :@
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slave2Dcontroller - 492 days 14 hours ago
13 - SE is really
starting to annoy me. Selling a demo?! Jesus man! Looks like we found Japans version of EA but even EA hasnt stooped this low. Sadly, I would probably still buy it.
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ustayclassyn4g - 492 days 14 hours ago
14 - now
that's just taking the piss, paying for a demo?...if it's about length just cut down on it. and it's 'separately'
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CrazzyMan - 492 days 13 hours ago
15 - Demo - Sold
WTF???

Pobably some rumour, it can`t be true.
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DanteLinkX - 492 days 10 hours ago
16 - FFXIII Prologue...
Here we come.
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