English Final Fantasy XIII demo will be brand new, downloadable (if it happens)

Make it now!!!!!!

We (PS3 users) could have had a demo months ago if Square hadn't have been pure dickholes.

but you will get my upvote

Hopefully the new demo will show outdoor levels.

hopefully it won't be 5GB like the other one.

Rank me among the ones who won't even play the demo if it's the same day or after the release, which is seeming more and more likely from his comments.

So, it'll be the first paid demo this generation, then?

Well I already played the Japanese one....but IF they release a NEWER version AND in English then I will most likely play it as well....still dont understand WHY they wouldnt release the Demo over here the same way they did in Japan in the first place....

i own the japanese version along with the movie but if they release newer version where you can summon that be sweet!! and new area like that snow area be sweet!

hurry up square!!

The only reason there doing a new demo is because they changed the graphics. Now we all get Xbox360 graphics. Yahhh....what a bunch of bullshit.

If God has no sense of humor, then yes you are.

I'm totally buying a PS3 just for the demo.

square could have totally brought the demo with the US release of advent children complete, but the obvious poor sales of the blu ray would have made it not worth their time. Face it, square knows that the majority of americans just dont care anymore. The few that do... well each one has just commented on this now.
I've been playing and enjoying the demo since May, and I'd be excited if they did bring a downloadable demo of a different section of the game here!

Please...do it for your (almost) most loyal fan.

What the hell is the matter with Square-Enix? They've become complete and absolute morons. Its as though they're intentionally trying to piss everyone off and screw themselves over because they get off on it.

Multiple gaming companies including Capcom, have stated that they see better sales in a game when they release a demo for the game. Gamers want to know what they're getting into before they buy it. The game may look colorful and flashy but is it going to run properly.

The way I see it, is that game companies that don't release a demo of a game, to me means they're fearful their game isn't good enough. They figure, if we release a demo, they're gonna play it and not like and we'll lose money. Well, they're gonna wait for reviews in that case unless they're just some mindless goober that buys anything at first site. SQUARE, IF YOU HAVE ANY FAITH IN YOUR GAME, YOU'D BETTER RELEASE A DEMO FOR IT OR IT COULD COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU! I haven't been a big Final Fantasy gamer at all, but this one has peaked my interest. That means, because I'm new to it, I'm definately gonna be skeptical. It looks good, but am I gonna like the gameplay. You're showin some weakness and lack of faith in your title to me when a demo is released.

You might wanna re-think that through.

Sweet. If they release a demo now, I can have it ready by my birthday... in December.

I don't get it. :(

IF they do release a demo for western markets it's not going to be for a while. Even if the 360 wasn't included we would still have to wait for localisation. At the end of the day, Square-Enix is a Japanese country and first and foremost they're looking out for there own. Japanese and American companies have been doing this for years, with the UK constantly getting shafted with late or even a lack of release for some great games. We speak english but yet they refuse to localise (I use that in the loosest sense of the word, since you basically just need to switch the video output to Pal....) the game for the UK cos they don't wanna piss off non English speaking Euro-Gamers....

For Square the prospect of parity across both consoles for their game is probably a big issue, but you'd still have to wait for it to be localised anyway... Also, you do realise the game isn't coming out in the west till next year. Why release a demo now...?? If they did they would have to release another one around game launch, becuase people would forget. You can say they won't, but they will. That's how people are, they'd be hyped for a month and then in 6 or so months when the game drops they'd have to pay again to stir up the hype train AGAIN and remind people of this demo that they've probably played a million times and are now bored of. That's why they won't release the Blu-Ray demo (even just with subtitles)....

I'm all for a little more taste of FFVIII. I bought the japanese advent blu-ray with demo. It was a really good demo. The only thing I wished they fixed was some frame rate issues. Especially when the action gets tense. I wouldn't mind for some slight toned down graphics if the action was smoooooth. Frame rate issues makes for some crappy user experience.