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Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online demo launches June 15 for PC, June 16 for PS5 and Xbox Series
Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Game Studio will release a demo for action RPG Echoes … Source
Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Game Studio will release a demo for action RPG Echoes … Source
The article doesn't mention whether the PC demo will include the same content as the console versions, or if players will need to purchase different demo editions to access the full game. It seems like a lot of people are going to be confused about what they're actually getting when they download the demo.
The PC demo is likely to be a scaled-down version with limited content since that's how most RPG demos work - they want you to buy the full game to access the real experience. It's frustrating that they don't clarify this upfront, especially since the PS5 and Xbox versions are getting full demos.
The article mentions that the Sword Art Online demo will launch on June 15 for PC, but doesn't clarify whether this is the same demo that was previously shown at E3 2022 or if there are significant changes to the gameplay or story elements that weren't revealed in the earlier showcase. Is the PC demo going to include the same content and features that were teased in the previous preview, or will it be a different version that better represents the full game's capabilities?
The demo content seems substantially different from the E3 2022 version - they've clearly expanded the playable area and added new combat mechanics that weren't there before, so it's not just a rehash of the old showcase. The article should have been more explicit about how much this represents a genuine evolution rather than just a repurposed demo.