I hope you’re ready for Soul Sacrifice — the demo will be available this afternoon on PSN!
Your first reaction to the demo might be, “Holy moly, this is a LOT of demo!” …And you’d be right! The entire first chapter of the full game is included, all of which is playable with up to three other friends via online or ad-hoc multiplayer. Inafune-san made it a special point for the demo to be quite substantial, as you can read in his comments below:
Soul Sacrifice is a long adventure, with dozens of hours of gameplay. The demo is not only a great way to sample the full experience, but also to let you get a head start on that adventure before the game releases. To that end — this part is important, pay attention! — the save data will carry over to the full game! Not only that, if you do carry over demo save data to the full game, you will receive an exclusive bonus item: “Spirits’ Heart”! It summons a powerful stone golem that will fight for you!
Trying the demo and carrying over your save data is the ONLY way to get “Spirits’ Heart,” so why not give it a shot if you’re already interested in the game?
The Soul Sacrifice demo offers a single player mode AND a multi-player mode. Multi-player can be played via both ad-hoc and online, but please be aware that multi-player and all online features for the demo will be terminated and will no longer be available on April 30th, 2013. After this date, you will still be able to play the demo offline and ad-hoc. Of course, that’s not a problem, since you’ll all be picking up the full game when it launches on April 30th, right? *wink*
Don’t forget to pre-order! Not only do you get three exclusive Magic Offerings and two exclusive costumes, but you’ll also get the Japanese voice-over audio pack for free!
I like how it took them ~8 hours to decide that they were delaying it.
But seriously. You expect us to believe all the features of the PS4 when you can’t even update on time?
maintenance is over so ps store should update soon
They should have just push it to tomorrow instead of making us wait
@2308 really the original transformers thats back in the day ( well for me)
Feel free add me i need a couple of buddys to this with since my friends dont have Vita. Ill just go play some Monster Hunter 3rd till tomorrow
thank you sony for waiting 20mins till 12am to let us know you are extending time on update now i lose sleep and have to be at work very soon. im one pissed customer
@2311: People die everyday, unless it directly affects me, all I can do is offer my condolences and move on with MY life. Did you cry for the 33 people who died yesterday?
page 50… can we do it ? i know its delayed but itl be fun, right ? …
SONY~, Hmm a really big demo for a really big game, so big that it can really help are troubled Handheld! We better Fu€K up and Make it so we cant release the demo Today!! Really sony? you amaze me sometimes…
How is this still an issue? You guys have had years to get this down and delays like this still happen. Hopefully they throw out the old crew when the PS4 rolls out.
Its like Sony is deliberately killing Vita.
@2318
They erased my pervious comment about how they can’t support their network. And if they can’t support the network how can we expect them to support the Vita
Grrr! (◣_◢)
disappointed…. sad…… guess I should go back to reality now….
UPDATE: Today’s PS Store publish will be delayed due to ongoing PSN maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience – stay tuned for updates.
Today’s PS Store publish will be delayed – Nah, really?
Stay tuned – Done
for updates – Ummm…
Sony… get your ish together. where is the store update?
@2280, agreed. lets all scream as loud as we can into an envelope and mail it to SCE headquarters and see what happens.
Seriously though, everyone complains about Vita being a port machine, and a demo to a highly anticipated new IP gets screwed up. Good show. Bed time now.
Table Mini Golf needs to be purged with fire.. just saying.
I’m glad this didn’t happen to be Derrick the Deathfin’s blog post. That guy promised to respond to every comment. Can you imagine how much time it would have taken him to respond to this wall?
Sony just doesn’t care about us.
Sigh. Well I can wait, really was wanting to jump on that demo and those GTA sales, but in the meantime I’ll play some Metal Gear Solid on the Vita
1049 central time, hopefully its out by 11
Add me
Hey guys, just so you know, the PSN store publish has been delayed.
tis is no fun (≧ω≦)
Sony first you won’t let people change their online Id now this we can to why your losing customers
voltrongumbythundercatsspeedracerbillnye
@2329 thats why Im not getting the ps4 ever
Does anyone know if they posted anywhere what was new in the Vita firmware update 2.11???
it was fun chatting with you guys, and adding most of you. my list is full for now, but cheers to the moment when we can all finally play soul sacrifice, til then….ed edd n eddy. peace doods..
I am losing patience………… hire better nerds to update store!!!!!! this is ridiculous and un professional.
Lmao….did someone really just say i should be all happy and uncaring just because i didnt get blown up yesterday?
What happend to being the best you can? Sony gets a pass on this unprofesional Bs updating just because its not as bad as getting blown up?
Wtf kind of logic is this? I could use the same to say people in boston should be greatful because 9/11 was worse…..theres ALWAYS something worse…that dont make excuses for things not as bad >_<
I shouldnt eve post this but im going to :)
I wonder what happened? They have been releasing the updates early in the lastest weeks.
Oh I will be banned. Sorry Sony. its was a JOKE.
hey maybe sony trying to surpise us by giving us a killzone mercenary demo also……………might…………..no one thinks huh……………
2354! I hope…
Oh it will be delayed? Got it.
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apparently ‘later today’ means tomorrow. Or next month. Sony’s twitter feed offers nothing more than “Today’s PS store publish will be delayed due to ongoing PSN maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience – stay tuned for updates”.
Wow thanks for a time frame or like, anything to work with. The guy tweeting should have just tweeted – “Just wait”. That’s pretty much all we got anyways and then he would have more time to contribute to fixing the problem. Sorry for being so rude but I’m slightly moody because I had decided to buy the digital version of Injustice when I got home from a long day at work.
Now my comments are awaiting moderation… I suppose valid criticism isn’t welcome on the PS Blog.
So it got delayed till when? late this night or tomorrow? Wish they would be more clear, then again it is Sony, they are pretty known for not updating the people or being very vague.
(´ヘ｀;) bed time… tear
Sony. Is someone going to answer us? Or are you trying to kill the Vita or your reputation?
still counting…
@2347 nothing its just an update to an update (the norm for vita firmware anymore)
FAIL
my theory the demo is bigger than the 32 GB memory card so they need to condense it lol
this is why the 3ds is winning anybody want to friend me my friends wit citas only play fps games and think rrpg s are lame
let’s keep the heavy stuff out of this wall people. 9/11…Boston…etc. Let’s not go there. Not the place.
Thanks for the hollow, meaningless apology, Sony– it should have prefaced this issue, instead of coming HOURS after your loyal fans have been waiting to try out a demo and spend their money on your store.
It’s not even worth getting angry over; it’s just saddening that the team (and the community manager, Haro) can’t even show a modicum of respect for everyone who’s been waiting endlessly for an update, or even information on why the team is being incompetent this time around (until almost midnight EST). We’re used to failure on the PSN front, Sony! You can stop hiding and just give us the news point blank, so we don’t hype ourselves up into a frenzy.
I said it before here, but I’ll say it again: if it wasn’t for the developers putting out all of these wonderful games that need our support, I’d wholeheartedly wish for the entirety of the PSN to wither away– or at least the inept fools sitting so complacently behind the scenes, and the community representatives who lack even a morsel of respect for the community that, in essence, allows them to have a job.
It’s sickening and disheartening, really.