360 demo of Prey hits delay

While PC gamers have already begun sampling the gravity-defying, portal-hopping, Native-American-mythology-laden shooting action of Prey, Xbox 360 gamers have been frantically checking Xbox Live Marketplace, wondering where their demo is.

Unfortunately, the hunt can be called off today, as 3D Realms president George Broussard has announced that the 360 demo of the game has been delayed.

On the forums of the company's official Web site, Broussard posted a note late yesterday saying, "We do not want 360 [owners] waiting up for the demo or having false expectations. The 360 demo will not appear on Marketplace tonight. I'm still waiting for specifcs, but I'm being told that it's still in testing at Microsoft. From what I understand this isn't Microsoft's fault, and is more likely just an issue of timing."

So when can gamers expect to get a taste of some topsy-turvy first-person shooting action? Broussard says, "I'm hesitant to give any estimates for a release, but I've been told it should be reasonably soon after the PC release, but could be as long as a few days."

The full version of Prey is scheduled for release in July on the PC and the Xbox 360. For more information on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.