Raphael Colantonio of Arkane Studios has addressed considerations that some followers have expressed about what Prey’s absent PC demo would possibly imply for the sport’s PC model.
Speaking to Ausgamers, Colantonio – co-creative director on the studio – defined why Prey received a demo on consoles, however not on PC.
According to Colantonio, it’s a matter of managing sources. “We couldn’t do a demo on both the console and on the PC, we had to choose. And besides, PC has Steam. Steam players can just return the game [prior to playing] 2 hours so it’s like a demo already.”
He additionally clarifies that the PC model is “not a port” of the console model, and says that he’s “pretty confident” that the sport may have a clean launch on PC.
We’ll know quickly sufficient, anyway – Prey launches on PC, PS4 and Xbox One on May 5.
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