This is a very good question. I don't care if it comes  a little late since the game is so far off, but I really would like to play it.

A demo release right now would not serve much purpose in terms of marketing. The game itself is not coming out until 2010 and I'm sure we'll see a PS3 demo by then to coincide with release which would better serve marketing purposes.

The only reason the 360 demo is coming out so early is probably due to the fact that the demo is already done (for E3 purposes of course) and the fact that MS and Capcom have a marketing deal that probably involved an early demo and the whole "announcement business". This marketing deal probably carries over to the timed exclusive demo for RE5 as well. Capcom most likely has not whipped up a PS3 demo yet (no sign of a PS3 build at E3 after all) and would be better served to release the demo about a month before release to build up hype.

However, I do agree with Beyond on the fact that Capcom's behavior regarding Lost Planet 2 has been beyond bizarre. Especially the fact that they refused to announce the PS3 version until E3 (even though the game is simultaneous release for both platforms which means it was planned for the PS3 since the beginning). Why do this to a platform that makes up more than 50% of your sales for multiplatform next gen titles?

A demo released a month ahead of release would do just as good of a job as a demo released six months prior to release towards convincing fans of quality. So long as Capcom at least releases a demo, their sales on the PS3 should be fine. However, it has been shown that when no demo has been released, PS3 sales suffer (Bionic Commando), not that the demo helped 360 sales...

Unfortunately, the marketing deal probably ties Capcom's hands A LOT so they are limited in what they can do. Hell, the fact that they weren't allowed to announce the PS3 version until E3 shows you the extent of that marketing deal. The said marketing deal would probably also prevent them from commenting about a possible time frame for a PS3 demo as well.

But you have to remember this. The LP2 demo is the same as the E3 demo meaning not much extra work is needed to get it to people. However, no such demo yet exists for the PS3 which means extra effort must be put towards it. That extra effort will take away from resources developing the game and is not a good idea to do. That is why the demo will be made near the tail end of development for the PS3 version.

Aug 14, 2009 -- 3:08PM, The Great Beyond wrote:

Aug 14, 2009 -- 3:00PM, jackdoe wrote:

But you have to remember this. The LP2 demo is the same as the E3 demo meaning not much extra work is needed to get it to people. However, no such demo yet exists for the PS3 which means extra effort must be put towards it. That extra effort will take away from resources developing the game and is not a good idea to do. That is why the demo will be made near the tail end of development for the PS3 version.

Maybe I don't understand correctly, but I thought the point of MT Framework was to make the game easily portable between platforms that support the engine? If the demo was developed on PC and then moved to 360 for E3 and such, why couldn't they do the same for PS3?

Extra work? Certainly, but this is supposedly a Capcom who has sworn off exclusives. Shouldn't they be willing to put the work in? Even if you don't agree, it's hard to argue with the fact that they should not enter marketing agreements that do not allow them to comment on things like this. Explanations and transparency go a hell of a long way but time after time they refuse to adequately explain to PS3 fans why the things that make them angry continue to happen. Hey, maybe it's because there is no good reason. Hard to tell. What a mess.

While MT Framework is a multiplatform engine, you can't exactly just move assets back and forth between the two platforms. It wasn't designed like that (as a side note, idTech 5 was designed to do exactly that!).

Furthermore, you don't seem to realize that that extra work now means diverting resources from the development of the PS3 version, hampering its development. With PS3 development traditionally trailing 360 development due to the unique Cell architecture, it is not wise to delay development any further. After all, you want the PS3 version to launch alongside the 360 version right?

Yes, it is annoying. But with most of its Lost Planet sales occurring in the US, Capcom must have thought it was a good idea to make a marketing deal with MS at the time. They probably regret it now, especially since RE5 and SFIV sold more on the PS3 worldwide. For all we know, this marketing deal was made when LP was still a 360 exclusive!

While transparency would be nice, if Capcom were to choose between angering PS3 fans and angering a corporation (MS in this case) when disclosing private information about a deal, they would always choose angering the fans. Because lets be honest. Outside of a vocal few, not many PS3 owners are really angry with Capcom.

Since the mods don't want us talking about this anywhere else, I guess it's time to take it back here.

What gives, Capcom? If the game's behind on PS3, you can tell us. If Microsoft secured exclusive rights to the demo, you can tell us. It'd be even better if you told us for how long. The longer you go without telling us a thing the more frustrated everyone gets, and it's only going to get worse tomorrow and onward.

I'd say if the PS3 demo didn't drop the day the silver XBL version did you'd have messed up big time, but I'm pretty sure that's already happened. You're putting your fans in a bad place and limited edition empty boxes do not help.

Please give us some good news for once.