Dragon's Dogma is a game I haven't really heard enough (or made the effort to learn) about to know whether or not its worth playing. In fact, as I write this, I can't even think of anything to say about the game itself. I'm sure I've read something about it but none of it has stuck. Knowing Capcom's recent luck with their newer IP's, I imagine I'm not alone.
Maybe seeing this attitude all over the Internet made Capcom decide to include a Resident Evil 6 demo with copies of Dragon's Dogma. Similar to Crackdown, it won't be included on the disc itself but will give access to the demo at some point in the future. Also similarly, I expect a lot of people will buy the game just to get at the demo.
Most disgusting about this demo is that it will actually be Xbox exclusive for about two months. The Xbox 360 demo will become available in early May and the Playstation 3 demo will pop up in early July.
This is a really bad path to tread down and really makes me wonder why a company would care about a goddamn demo. Is Microsoft really anxious for the exclusive rights to the RE6 demo? I expect they paid to have this arrangement work out and I can't really see why. It just sets a precedent for exclusive demos that I really don't want to see continue.
UPDATE: According to an article on Destructoid, Capcom is stating that the demo's exclusivity is in fact due to an agreement with Microsoft. They don't specify whether the company paid for the demo's rights alone or if it some dual marketing deal with the DLC also releasing first on the Xbox 360 (something I would bet money on). Either way, the demo will still release much later on the Playstation 3.
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