Wonderful hobby, that gaming, but sometimes a bit on the pricey side. De Wacht often hesitates when purchasing a game, because he does not know whether that game is really something for him. Sometimes you want to take care of a game before you spend your hard-earned money on the entire product. Fortunately, Sony has created something for that, because you can now download a Game Trial with various games on the PlayStation Store!
De Wacht hears you thinking: “just a demo, then?”. Well, yes, in principle yes. Only this function from Sony works slightly differently than we are used to from the demos from the past. Instead of a certain level, you can play the games in question for a certain number of hours. At the time of writing, the feature is only available in the UK, and only the Death Stranding and Sackboy: A Big Adventure games have a corresponding option. The feature is limited to one download per game per account, but trophies earned will be included if you decide to purchase the full game after the trial.
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However, there is also a catch, or let’s say a big python. Sony has chosen that your limited time already starts when you hit the ‘download’ button. That is disastrous for people without access to a NASA connection, because this way you lose half of your 6 precious hours in Death Stranding just the download. Hopefully Sony will fix this when the feature rolls out globally. In addition, if many more games get a trial option, this is a function that will save a lot of headaches in the future, according to De Wacht!
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