FINAL FANTASY XV - Demo Will Be Limited to Day One Versions of Type-0 HD

[Aulayna]

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SQUARE ENIX have announced in a blog post that the FINAL FANTASY XV EPISODE DUSCAE demo, originally though to be included with all copies of FINAL FANTASY Type-0 HD, will be limited to limited edition "Day One" copes of Type-0 HD. This means that only the first print run and shipment of FINAL FANTASY Type-0 HD will include the demo, and any versions shipped after that will not include the demo.

Naturally, SQUARE ENIX have encouraged anyone who wants to play the hotly anticipated demo of FINAL FANTASY XV, to pre-order Type-HD as soon as possible.

FINAL FANTASY Type-0 HD is released on March 17th in North America and March 20th in Europe and comes in both Standard Edition and Collector's Edition formats.

Pre-orders for the Collector's Edition are now open on the SQUARE ENIX European and North American stores respectively.

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[Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/...led/#sf6278684 ]

[Freya]

WHAT

UGhhhhh this means I have to buy day one I also have to buy a PS4 for the day one release. UGHHHH

[Fox]

Dick move.

Well, guess that screws me as I was going to commit the utter atrocity of waiting for reviews before buying Type-0 HD.

[Depression Moon]

I was excited for the demo, but knowing this I'm not anymore. Unless something truly fortunate bestows upon me I will not be able to get a PS4 and this game by the time it drops.

[Venom65437]

Missing out on nothing by not getting it!

[Del Murder]

Dick move.

Well, guess that screws me as I was going to commit the utter atrocity of waiting for reviews before buying Type-0 HD.

Yeah what the hell. Nobody who loves games was at the table to make this stupid decision. It was another one of SE's clear moneygrabbing ploys.

I still want Type-0 for Type-0 but this makes me less likely to buy it at full retail since like Fox I always wait for reviews instead of pre-ordering. Without the FFXV demo carrot I'll just wait for a price drop a few weeks later.

[Ayen]

Wow... that's low even for them.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

This is how I thought it was going to work out. I mean, I figured the demo would be available eventually for everyone (depending on when the game was going to be coming out), but I feel like most things I read regarding the demo being with Type-0 was emphasizing that people should preorder the game.

That being said, communication there wasn't very good. There were trailers and posts that made it seem like the demo was exclusive to Amazon, then there were things making it unclear on if you need to preorder to get the demo, etc etc.

[Leigh]

Demos are a rarity now anyway. With companies asking you to pay to be what is in essence a game tester, with schemes such as early access. The other alternative are trial versions when the game is released. Are demos for Final Fantasy common? The only one I remember was one thrown in the with FFVI re-release on PS1. They bundled a demo of FFX if memory serves correctly?

[Scotty_ffgamer]

I'm not sure how many FF games have had demos. XIII-2 and Lightning Returns are the only downloadable ones really... but that doesn't mean much since those are about the only ones that have existed since downloadable demos have really been a thing on console. The PS1 era had some demos (such as the VIII demo in Parasite Eve). I remember X-2 had a trailer (it might have just been the opening video) included with Unlimited SaGa.

Part of me likes the notion of demos and other such goodies sort of being exclusive to buying other games, but that just kind of comes from nostalgia to an era where the demos actually came on their own discs and whatnot. If you are just getting a voucher to download the demo, I feel like there is absolutely no reason not to give the demo to everyone eventually. Maybe they will still make it available for everyone eventually and this is just supposed to be an incentive to buy early more than anything. I feel like that should be something made a little more clear.

[Sephiroth]

There are multiple demos or Sneak Previews for Final Fantasy; VII was in some uninteresting game, FFVIII was in VII, X was in the PSX one of VI, X-2 was in Unlimited SaGa, XIII was in AC Complete, et cetera.

[Freya]

Viii was in braver fencer musashi actually

[Fynn]

Um... I thought they said it was gonna be like that from the get-go?

[Ayen]

Um... I thought they said it was gonna be like that from the get-go?

Don't know about other news sites but the ones here just stated that it was going to be added to Type-0, not that it was just day one stuff.

[Rostum]

Laaaaame.