{"id":23631,"date":"2022-05-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=23631"},"modified":"2022-05-04T00:26:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T04:26:15","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-95-playstation-plus-and-the-state-of-game-demos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=23631","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep 95: PlayStation Plus and the State of Game Demos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WmRnyvW8rWg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You ready for this, Playa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome back to The Player\u2019s Club! This episode has &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\">Emmett Watkins Jr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAllanMuir\/\">Allan Muir<\/a> returning to talk about the current state of game demos. With the new and improved PlayStation Plus promising 2-hour game trials once it releases this summer, it\u2019s time to consider if locking trials behind this paywall is a good idea. Also, what are the most influential demos of the past, and how did we get to the current state of game demos? We tackle all that and more in this week&#8217;s Topic of the Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, in that Whatcha Playin segment, Al talks about their time with Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot while Emmett talks about his time with Knack, Borderlands 3, and Tiny Tina\u2019s Assault on Dragon Keep for Borderlands 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can listen to the show on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/los-harrow-games\/id1440699489\">iTunes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JL6h6RpSc4z7zscRVc6pq\">Spotify<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/29RP\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83NGIyNWQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, on this article, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-93-Activisions-Still-Actin-Up-and-Kirbys-Still-Suckin-Up-e1h9919\">m<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-95-PlayStation-Plus-and-the-State-of-Game-Demos-e1hupro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ore<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/74b25d8\/podcast\/play\/51389752\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-4-2%2F73c5b395-c777-1e64-5d9e-1da9a505e076.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>0:04:07: What&#8217;s the Deal with Demos?<\/li><li>0:45:19: Kirby and the Forgotten Land<\/li><li>0:53:57: Knack<\/li><li>1:12:14: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot<\/li><li>1:22:47: Borderlands 3\/ Tiny Tina BL2 DLC<\/li><li>1:40:36: Housekeeping<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Housekeeping:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2022\/04\/22\/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-review-aye-yeoh\/\">Everything Everywhere All At Once Review: AYE YEOH! &#8211; VGU.TV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F-qw6-RnYSI\">Star Wars: The Clone Wars \u2013 Republic Heroes Part 39: Old Enemies<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W3eMWBQpIWs\">Ash vs Gary Oak! &#8211; VGU Plays Pokemon<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Graytlo777\">Graydon Webb (@Graytlo777) \/ Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RiNGZMx2vhY?t=1895\">Remember the PS4 reveal event where they promised streaming demos for games?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ\">Check out YouTube Channel here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGU_TV\">Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You ready for this, Playa? 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