Add more demo games
Enable developers to easily provide demos of their apps. It’s a great way to try a game before you buy.
Stephen
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18 comments
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Matthew Hanna commented
I don't know what I should put my money to and demos would really help.
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Ginger Blanco commented
Make all apps available for purchase also available as a timed/ limited use demo. That way, users get to try the product, without the hassle of having to go through the refund process for the usual reasons (VR sickness).
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Anonymous
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VR is unique in that it is one of the few platforms that can make you physically ill if a particular application exceeds your tolerance for motion.
It's completely asinine that Facebook won't allow it's captive customers to demo their products, products which can potentially make us nauseous and sick. Do better Zuck, you can afford to. -
Ai
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I wish you could add a demo option in the store menu, completely optional and it would disappear from the titles you own. Actually I wish that would happen normally but I would hate having more things permanently in my library without a choice.
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Marco Deppe commented
Especially since the 14 day refund is so cumbersome that you have to engage support to do it.
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Anonymous
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I agree. If I could demo games, I would not need to request refunds (and by the way, where is my refund? It's taking FOREVER). Please encourage more developers to create demo versions of games. The demos I did try made me want to but the game--much more than those video preview things.
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Ale
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Yes, i don't buy loats of games form the store because i don't know if they are going to be trash experiences and a waste of money, no one attracts me particularly, but if I tried like with Beat Saber and Super Hot (that I infact bought immediately) i could be convinced
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Catalin
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I think a demo for every game should be the industry's standard. This is the point of a demo, to make you curious about the rest of the game and buy the full version. I'm thinking that at least this applies to good titles and developers that go the extra mile.
As for the statistics, since we already have 6 demos, maybe Oculus can tell us if the demos had a positive impact on sales or no.
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Valentyn Danylchuk
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At least approve existing demos, like OrbusVR
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Aleforge
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I have only bought 2 game since September due to the fact that most everything lacks a demo. I am interested in a couple but just can't afford to drop money on something and hope that it doesn't make me sick. The VR platform is very unique in this aspect. I found out recently that you could buy games and ask for refunds. But that just seems like a hassle.
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P-J LEFEBVRE
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At least if there is no demo, please let users see the trailer video in full size. How Am I suposed to see if the game looks nice if I only see it in a 100x100 windows
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Hayke
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For people who argue that demos reduce sales, I'm not really sure if that's true. For me I'm more likely to buy games with demos.
Also one has to consider that fact that users can refund games and they can leave a negative review and Oculus has to bear refund charges to Visa, MasterCard etc. These people wouldn't give a negative review and ask for a refund if they play and don't like the demo. -
Hayke
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I have bought SPT because it has a demo and am thinking of buying new games for which demos have been added like BeatSaber, Dance Central, Journey of Gods etc.
I don't want to go in blind and find that the game I purchased looks awful on Quest and get on the Refund naughty list of Facebook because I asked for too many refunds
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diamondhawk2 the wings of legends
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i agree
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Dan Bailey
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Agree with this, i think most apps should offer a short demo so we can at least experience it without the need of purchasing and having to request refunds if we don't like it.
I think there would be less refunds if more demos were available.
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Joel
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Demos absolutely work. Would not have bought Beat Saber without the demo (I thought Moon Rider was good enough until I actually felt the difference in gameplay). Space Pirate Trainer is at the top of my wishlist because of the demo; without it, I wouldn't even be considering it. Same with Sports Scramble.
We need more demos, especially for the hot games like Superhot and Racket NX. It would definitely cut down on the refund abuse that's currently the "workaround" for lack of demos.
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Fred
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I never would have considered buying Space Pirate, it took me a while to even consider opening the demo. I LOVE this game, demo's work!!!
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Stephen
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Enable developers to easily provide demos of their apps. It’s a great way to try a game before you buy.