Sony revives the demo disc in order to make PlayStation VR a little more appealing.
Long ago in the times of old when the world of CD-ROMs was still young, game developers were much more eager to release demo discs in order to incentivize people to purchase strange new technology. It's a trick that Sony is preparing to revive as the company has confirmed their plans to include a demo disc with every PlayStation VR headset.
Here is the full list of games that will be included on the demo disc:
- Allumette
- Battlezone
- DriveClub VR
- Eve: Valkyrie
- Gnog
- Harmonix Music VR
- Headmaster
- Here They Lie
- Job Simulator
- PlayStation VR Worlds
- Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - Kitchen Teaser
- Rez Infinite
- Rigs Mechanized Combat League
- Thumper
- Tumble VR
- Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
- Wayward Sky
- Within
Along with a physical demo disc that will be included with every PlayStation VR purchase, this demo bundle will also be available to download from the PlayStation Store once the PlayStation VR device launches.
Based on the list that has been made available, it appears that all of the downloads included in this bundle are demos of full games rather than standalone titles. It's a fairly impressive collection of big name games, however, that should serve to help Sony advertise the diversity of their VR device as well as provide those that take the fiscal plunge required to make virtual reality an actual reality something to do with their expensive new devices.
Interestingly, it was previously reported that the European version of this demo disc would launch with eight games while this official U.S. version appears to include 18. There's no confirmation on whether different regions will receive different games, but, since this demo collection will be made publically available as a digital download, it would stand to reason that any user with a region account will be able to download this version should it indeed contain more games.
The PlayStation VR is still set to release on October 13th for $399.
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