Comments on: Breaking News on Prey Demo (Prey Demo Now LIVE)

By: Drew

Drew — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 08:14:03 +0000

I finished downloading it. If anyone wants to play Multiprey with me, send my an invite.

I’m frequenting this and the Chromehounds demo.

(GT: Drew McDuffy)

By: Matt (YourExWife)

Matt (YourExWife) — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:12:12 +0000

A key difference in the gaming and motion picture industries, however, is that movies are given a set schedule and deadline because their development is easier to plan out. You can reliably assign a set time or day to do a scene. This is because you don’t have to debug, “playtest” your actors everytime you finish one minute of the “movie”, port your “movie” to different platforms (sometimes dubbing and translations occur, but that’s about it), worry about patching your movie because of some previously unknown goof up (like a visible camera operator or microphone or continuity issue, etc, etc. Game development is much more complex and requires not only a story, actors, and good effects, but also a good thoughtout design in regards to programming, art, distribution, and other things.

Not to say that I appreciate delays, but if it helps the game be more complete and an all around better game, I don’t mind too much.

By: Caleb

Caleb — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:25:22 +0000

::clicks back to read eariler posts:: “Glad I didn’t bash” I am glad to see this on the MKTPLACE!

By: UNSCleric

UNSCleric — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:24:44 +0000

I agree, like I said on another blog yesterday, if you were one of those people who never could get your homework in on time, it seems the game industry is the place to be.

By: Ciros 360

Ciros 360 — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:21:09 +0000

Well good news that its up and running. A guess one week isn’t that long to wait but it does seem that Arcade-wise the release dates are simply placeholders and that neither the developers, publishers, of MS are treating them as actual dates. I’d rather they give out NO release date than to keep delaying it. I don’t mean to be a buzzkill but this stuff wouldn’t fly in other major entertainment industries. If Superman Returns was delayed a week A LOT of people would get upset. Not that I’m comparing a demo of Prey to a major motion picture release but it does seem that the video game industry still isn’t taken that seriously, even by people WITHIN that industry. Oh well, back to work, dreaming of heading on home and playing the holy heck out of the demo…

By: UNSCleric

UNSCleric — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:51:13 +0000

Just finished playing through the single player of it, looks awesome. I’m glad I reserved the Collector’s Edition today. I loved the Art Bell inclusion.

By: Matt (YourExWife)

Matt (YourExWife) — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:18:31 +0000

Downloading @ 48%. Will play with you later maybe.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:43:14 +0000

Downloading now! 12% done.