Do Game Demos Have an Adverse Effect On Sales?

An anonymous reader writes "Unigamesity has an analysis of the effects game demos and beta tests have on the full release of video games. Quoting: 'If we think about LittleBigPlanet, Age of Conan or Mirror's Edge, we notice they have two things in common: very successful and well received demo versions (or beta stages) and very poor, lower than anticipated game sales. And since these are not the only titles in which a demo (or the lack of it) appears to be connected with their commercial success, I believe we should analyze the influence demos have in the game world and debate: are game demos game killers?'"

Tag: Demo-crats

[WiiVault]

Seriously do it.

Re:Well...

[sleeponthemic]

typically I play a demo after I own the game, so figure out where I fit in your slashmarket research.

You would fit quite comfortably in the "fucking mystifying" category :-)

Re:Well...

[Anonymous Coward]

If your fucking results is mistification, you might be doing it wrong.