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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They....aren't? They're free demos, right there in the title.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think he's trying to say that the phrase "free demos" implies the existence of demos you have to pay for.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They do - it’s called “early access”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

That's just a release though, only they're being honest about how unfinished and buggy their game is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Kind of like the Pizza Hut demo discs for PS1?