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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Demo Is Riddled with Bugs on the PS3 - Update

Konami shipped the Zone of the Enders HD Collection with the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance demo advertised on the front, but it seems that the PS3 version is plagued by game-breaking bugs.

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[Update] After testing the Xbox 360 version of the demo numerous times, we were unable to reproduce the same issues found during our time with the PlayStation 3 demo.

It appears that the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance demo included with the PlayStation 3 version of the Zone of the Enders HD Collection isn't exactly ready for public consumption. During encounters with the Gecko enemy type, the demo will often crash, requiring a hard-reset of the PlayStation 3. While there's hasn't been confirmation of the same problem occurring on the Xbox 360, it happens often enough in the PlayStation 3 version that customers interested in picking up the Zone of the Enders HD Collection for the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance demo should think twice.

The glitch is repeated in the video posted below, which also contains footage of an extreme clipping glitch at the end.

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The Zone of the Enders HD Collection is available now for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is scheduled to release for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 19, 2013.

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..."While there's hasn't been confirmation of the same problem occurring on the Xbox 360, it happens often enough in the PlayStation 3 version that customers interested in picking up the Zone of the Enders HD Collection for the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance demo should think twice"...Thanks Gamespot for sabotaging sales of the PS3 version of ZOE HD, and of course thanks again for always seeing the bad side of the coin for PS3 software.

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@StonerDemon Shutup its just a demo.The real thing will be totally glitch free..I guess.

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@StonerDemon Your fanboy is showing...

If it's broken it's broken, you'd rather play ostrich just because you can't handle legitimate criticism of something you like? It doesn't really matter anyway though, because who the f&^$ buys an HD collection just for a demo?

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@kohle36 @StonerDemon

You, fanboys, are funny. Why you get emotionally attached to a company or label is beyond me. That attachment blinds you and makes you biased when it comes to judging what is good and what is not. Basically, you're fooling yourself

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Meh these things are so deep and layered with secrets, story, backstory, characters, items, .... they must smash bugs like no other, imo.

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Didn't Platinum Games say we weren't going to have another Bayonetta fiasco? LOL...here's hoping they sort it out by launch day. I wanna earn trophies in that game.

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They better fix this asap for the finally product,if not it,s going to put a huge nic in them sales.

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very nice, platinum

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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Doesn't bode too well for the final game if they can't program the demo correctly. Hopefully there'll be a patch in time for the PAL release of the Z.O.E. HD collection.

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@PlatinumPaladin Did you read what you just said?

Doesn't bode well for the *Finished game* if the *demo* doesn't work.

Ever think that this was maybe a, erm what's the word....a DEMO?

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@Dragon_Nexus Yes, it's a demo. Demos are meant to give gamers a taste of the finished product in order to entice them to want to buy it. If Kojima Productions/Platinum wanted to test this game out to see if there were any problems then it would be a beta test sample. I always read what I write before I post it. Maybe you should think about what you say first.

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@PlatinumPaladin Its not about how they programmed it. It is about what version of that demo they sent off to factory. Obviously they know how to program the game if the 360 version is doing fine so far.

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@Wula_ @PlatinumPaladin The PS3 is notoriously difficult to program for compared to the 360. Hopefully, this embarrassment will make them aware they need to focus on this version a bit more.

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Well, clipping through walls seems like quite an effective way to escape from enemy sight!

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and this is why i want a PC version of Metal Gear Rising.........

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It's pretty obvious now that Platinum Games has no clue how to handle games on PS3.

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@el3m2tigre

nor cares to PS3 is crap

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@megakick @el3m2tigre

on what basis is it? last i checked you dont hear PS3s breaking every 5 seconds.

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i have played the demo and i dont have these problems related in this article, maybe the data are corrupted(uninstall and reinstall the game) or hardware problems(install the game in another ps3!

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@luigio3 The same freezing issue was present in the playable demo (same as the one included with ZOE) at the Tokyo Game Show. We've tested it on multiple PS3s, and the same issue has been reported elsewhere on the internet. Not unique to GameSpot, or an individual PS3.

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@doc-brown i played the demo in ps3 slim model on Brazil Game Show! 10/14 in konami's stand! and the game was running ok to me!

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Edited By dr_jashugan

Even if this was a Demo, Konami should't have released a buggy version for the PS3. So Unprofesional. 8-\

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I'd lighten up a bit... This is after all just a demo... At this point, it means, at least for me, that the XB360 version at this point is further ahead in development, but I do believe that same thing happens to most multi-console games... developers usually prioritize development on one system, and when development there reaches a good enough level they port that code to to the other console(s) and tweak it so that it works properly in the new hardware. I'd be alarmed if the final product suffered the same fate as Bayonetta.... But, seriously it's too early to tell...

The only bad thing here is the bad judgement of the people at Konami who decided to include this demo in such a poor state.

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I hope they fix these glitches before the full game is released.

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That's a real shame

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Sad

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Edited By snaketus

Well, the freezes looks like an overheating problem, and that's individual system problem, or bad memory or hard drive.. And the other looks just typical graphics glitch, which could happen in every version of the game.

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You'd think they wouldn't blindly send out a part of a final game.

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Got Damn you Konami! I went through pain-staking hours of telling Xbox owners to kiss my kunai and you make me look like a straight pirate with this crap you produced for the PS3?!

What part of a justu is dat?

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technically Konami is not the developer they are the producer. Platinum is developing the game :/

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Edited By NinpoRix

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Got Damn you Platinum! >:O

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@doc-brown @NinpoRix

it really is weird :/ ive only had it lock up once. Another thing i thought it was was the tutorial but i did that and no glitch.

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@doc-brown @Someguy1212

Interesting - Perhaps a genjutsu can be used in the game? Sweet!

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LMAO! Too funny! A ninja doesnt have the game cause a ninja will be playing Assassins Creed III! But its funny to see and hear about the glitches though...

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@Someguy1212 @NinpoRix After numerous runthroughs repeating the glitch, I can say it has no bearing on the civilian. Some have posited that it is due to locking onto to Geckos that contain no slicable parts, though I have found that to be an inconsistent hypothesis. Early testing on Xbox 360 has resulted in zero glitches, though we are still testing that version.

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@NinpoRix

i just completed the demo for the 5th time now. Im thinking it seriously might have something to do with saving the dude. Itd be hilarious if that causes the glitch.

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I just got done playing on all difficulties and other than the first time locking up I have had NO, 0, ZIP, NADA issues with this demo. Though the first time I saved the dude but all the other times i let him die. Wonder if saving him is the cause of the lock up, because on all the other successful plays i let him die. So IDK :/ Great game though aside from that 1 issue.

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Uhhh, I think that cover image is a little... "adult", lol.

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lol @ 00:58 "where did he gooo?! "where did he gooo?!" "where arrrrre you?" idk, stuck somewhere between the Matrix and a hard place, from the looks of it.

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Edited By WWE6427

So the demo is hard to play because of all the glitchs and it may mess up your system because it freezes and you got to restart it. hopfully they fix it.

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Well that's one way to get out of Alert mode...:P

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At least it looks good when you CAN play it...

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They better fix this because im planning on buying this game..

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the game looks cool though, I hope it's come to PC,,

even if it's not come on PC, there will be always "playthroughs" on YouTube =P

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What are the developers thinking about putting out glitchy demos. Don't they know that first impressions r everything! If nothing else the demo should be the one thing they get right. Also, I am a little tired of this day 1 patch stuff. Not everyone has internet access.

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