Games whose prices start to skyrocket until they reach 80 euros on console, but are still 60 euros on PC. A significantly lower increase that encourages players to invest in multiple titles for fear that the game will not live up to expectations.
Faced with this slowdown, Valve decided to react. Therefore, the owner of the Steam shopping store has made a big decision: it will allow gamers to play certain titles for free. And this, up to 90 minutes to obtain a first opinion. Beyond the allotted time, you will have to give up continuing your game or invest in the game.
the remake of dead space is the first to be entitled to such treatment. Other titles should follow.
Xbox, PS5, Steam, GeForce Now: the demos in the spotlight
On Steam, it’s already possible to try out certain games, but this often involves downloadable demos. Just go to the search bar and type “demo” to bring up a list.
Otherwise, Valve also allowed you to receive a refund for your purchase within two hours of starting a game if you weren’t satisfied with the title. The measure continues, the company said.
But Valve is not the only one offering this. If you use the Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming service, even in its free version, you can access a list of demo games. And the strong point of the service is that it is not necessary to download these games (19 to date), because they are there to be tested in cloud games. So there are no top games, but a few works that deserve to be followed closely (Chorus, Ghostrunner, Lumote, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Backbone…).
Console gamers are not forgotten either. On Xbox, by going to the game store and typing “Demos” in the engine, it is possible to try various titles like Doom Eternal, Devil May Cry 5, Tales of Arise, Forza Horizon 5 either lego marvel avengers, as well as numerous independent titles. In total, about 200 games are offered. Here, there is no time limit. These are deliberately short trial versions. Note that the demonstration of the following street fighter 6 It is available on all consoles and PC.
In addition, on the occasion of events such as the summer games festivalXbox usually offers dozens of games to try and that will be available in the coming months. We will have to be vigilant around June 11, the date of the promised showcase, in particular the star field.
On PS5, to take advantage of the more interesting demos (you can find them via the store pretty much the same as on Xbox), you need to subscribe to PlayStation Plus Premium. This opens the right to twenty titles to test, from 1 to 5 hours. Here we find the possibility to try Horizon Forbidden West, Cyberpunk 2077, The Last of Us, but also titles like Crusader Kings III, LEGO City Undercover.
If you decide to keep the game and pay for it, you will keep your progress from the first hours.
Source: BFM TV
