Shatter demo in the works, multiplatform release 'likely'

Aren't PSN games already pretty much demos? Or at least the same length of a demo?

yea its a few games that do that now...like Flock and a few other Capcom titles....hell Battlefield does it that way. Dunno WHY Sony doesnt MAKE them do that....seems to work for XBLA titles

I'm just curious. Why do you think you deserve it?

There are plenty of other games they expect you to buy for 60 bucks that dont get a demo, it would seem more logical to complain about THOSE more so than an 8 dollar game of breakout with fancy graphics. Besides it's gotten plenty of good reviews, if you havent bought it based on the available evidence that more than supports it being a worthwhile purchase than the only thing that WOULD sway a person is a demo.

shadow bender: seriously dude?? are you being funny?? or just dumb...there are PLENTY of good games on PSN that are MUCH more than a demo....Siren Blood Curse is a FULL Game(albeit in chapters) SOCOM, Warhawk, Pixel Junk titles, Fat princess,

Hey, why the downvotes? Sorry fanboys, I've never played a PSN game before. Now go change your pants and calm down.

"Hey, why the downvotes?"

Because you're a retard? At least that was the reason I downvoted you.

"I've never played a PSN game before."

Then STFU & GTFO.

I don't think he's complaining per se. It's just that demo = moooore sales if the game is actually good. You don't need a lot of advertising, if somebody can download a demo of your product and see for themselves if the game is awesome. The thing is: I never heard of Shatter before it released and that is why I did not risk buying it. If I played the demo, I would probably change my mind, as now I'm hearing a lot of praise. Well, I would know whether the game was great or not straight when it released just by playing the demo.

So as I said:
demo for a good, indie game = more sales.

Also, I can't comment on the amount of Steam (PC release) games sold, as we don't have any estimates, but I am worried that this game might get 'lost' between other offerings on XBLA. Small developers like the PSN because they can be 'seen' there and get to the public easy. The latest store content is streamlined, and they are not competing in a sea of, mostly crappy, five minute games. It's harder to overlook a new game on the PSN, mostly because it is not being overflooded with random content. And personally I think, that's a brilliant thing, as the selection on the Playstation Network is simply stunning in terms of quality.

Quality over Quantity anytime, Sony.

Don't get me wrong, I love XBLA (Magic: TG FTW), but I can understand why they may be worried about investing in a small, indie game on such a huge network.

Do you know how many people worked on Shatter? 4 or 5 people. THAT'S why it launched without a demo. At some point, they need to get paid, and for the people who aren't too stubborn to drop cash on a game with near universal praise and would rather not wait for a demo for people like you to try, I think it's a good choice.

If you refuse to buy every game without a demo, you're going to miss out on a LOT of great games. Fallout 3, for example. Oblivion. Sacred 2. LittleBigPlanet. I can go on.

"Do you know how many people worked on Shatter? 4 or 5 people. THAT'S why it launched without a demo."

WTF kind of sense does that make? Castle Crashers was made by 2 people. Braid made by one person. Both had demos.

Most arcade games are built by very small teams, most with demos. That's the worst excuse I've ever heard.

It's really very mediocre. I'd not recommend it. I'm not half way and I can't be bothered anymore - it's just the same, all the way through. The music is crap compared to SSDHD and it's only breakout, which never was fun for more than five minutes. Only if you strongly disagree with that should you go and buy it.

I disagree completely, the game is fantastic. And, no, its not just Breakout. The ability to manipulate the ball and other objects on the field with wind (or whatever it's supposed to be) combined with the bosses changes the feel of the game significantly. It's clearly following the basic Breakout formula, but its not Breakout. Also, who cares if you don't think the music is as good as SSDHD? If you don't have the best music you're crap? IMO, the soundtrack is very good.

I completely agree with Vidikron. This game was better than I had expected it to be. The visuals are stunning, the soundtrack is exciting, and the gameplay was so addicting that I just couldn't find excuses to put it down. At its current price, I'd say it's definitely worth picking up.

that's how the world works. people make something and and hire people like me to advertise it and make it look good in hopes that you will spend money on it.

I don't get what you're trying to sa-oh.......my gawd

PERVERT!

I'll demo your shatter!

Okay, so I said the same thing the fat German kid did..... Time for the coffee break.

Wait... how many games actually push a quarter million in their first month?

wow thats interesting because shatter isnt even in the top 5 selling games in the past week.. and it still sold 30k.

I went ahead and made a list of games that are third-party exclusives, meaning that there may be a chance that they could move over to another platform. (For the record, first-party is defined as being published by SCEA, and therefore, SOE doesn't count.)

Astro Tripper, Burn Zombie Burn, Cash Guns Chaos, Championship Sprint, Comet Crash, Cuboid, Gauntlet II, GTI Club+, High Stakes: Poker Edition, Jeopardy!, Joust, Lumines Supernova, Magic Ball, Mahjong Tales, Mortal Kombat II, Noby Noby Boy, Novastrike, The Punisher: No Mercy, Q*Bert, Rampage, Rampart, Red Baron Arcade, Shatter, Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle Cars, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Wheel of Fortune, Zen Pinball

If you don't see it listed here, and you don't see it on the Xbox Live Arcade, then I'm sorry, but it will not be leaving the PlayStation Network.

(There are rare cases, though, where it MIGHT. One that comes to mind is Everyday Shooter. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment, but yet it also made its way to Steam somehow...)