Charging $5 for a demo seems like a brilliant idea from a companies perspective to me... Maybe add a little more content and also add to the amount of overall sales because some people wont want to pay $5 which will add to the amount they want the full release. People want what they cant have (kids and adults). Personally those complaining about $5 is pretty funny to me... I mean $5? Breaking the bank.... Now, before you bust a gasket... sure, I know it's principle, but it isn't like you would have to buy the demo or anything just like a lot of people would not download it if it is free... It's not like if this method began to work that every other company wouldn't follow in pursuit. The reason we don't have the number of games now that we had a couple generations back is because of the huge production values of games.
It amuses me how many people around here constantly bash indies and indie devs, and then bitch about paying $5 for a full fledged demo. Am I saying EA is right? lol... well no, not exactly. I feel you shouldn't have to pay either, but it is highly hypocritical to complain about an increasing number of indies when people can do things that ensure future success of a company. So many great game companies have closed their doors over the past few years. Something like this could have really helped a few of the smaller ones.
Sure, it isn't any one persons responsibility to keep the industry afloat, but how many people here would pay $20... not even just $5 for their favorite game companies demo if they knew that company was struggling and needed a boost? I know I sure as hell would. I understand the whole "dude.. it's EA" thing... trust me, I get it...
However, I just don't get why people feel entitled to everything these days and wonder why gaming has taken a turn for the worse. Production values of games wouldn't be nearly as high if people would stop putting such a high emphasis on graphics and AAA productions and worry more about gameplay, solid mechanics, and a great storyline. Whatever though... Save the comments if you cant comprehend the other side of the ball. There is more than one way to view every situation... being shortsighted wont help anything. We used to pay for demos in the form of disc based content. Now before anyone says that is to cover the cost of physical media.... lets not even get into that argument, because I know how most of the people here have no problem paying full price for DL only material. A lot of PC gamers excluded because you can find good deals out there most of the time. ;) (*note* I didn't say all, just most).
Once again, I understand the principle of the matter, and if they were charging $15 no one would buy it in the first place... well, not many at least. It's as simple as "if you don't want it, don't buy it." If it winds up hurting the company more than it helps they will change policies. Look no further than MS with the XB1 for any references.
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