Left 4 Dead - No demo

Valve has confirmed that there will not be a demo of their upcoming title Left 4 Dead before the launch of the game.

"We tend to focus on getting the game out and not pausing the release date of the full product so we can create a demo"

"It is something you have to schedule and it is another release, so you have to make the choice there between completing the game by a certain date and getting it out to folks who want the full game or trying to create more demand by doing a demo."

This of course isn't anything new, many of Valve's other titles such Half life 2 and Portal didn't receive demo's, partly because of Valve's Steam distribution method. Regardless the lack of a demo probably wont be enough to put off anyone who wants the game, for anyone with concerns, rest assured that there should be plenty of magazine reviews out before launch.

Left 4 Dead is set for a Q3 2008 launch on the Xbox 360 and pc.

Source: CVG