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- Dracwolley
Yes you did read that, I remember it. Can't say where too myself there's been so much going on it's hard to keep up.
Don't you need a special console or something to play these review Copys?
I'm pretty sure you do.
Yes they do. I remember from a Criterion Games podcast a couple years ago that when they sent out a copy of Burnout Paradise to reviewers a little while ago they described the process (not a good sentence). The reviewers were supplied a special review-only PS3 that couldn't play any other games. The review copy of Burnout Paradise could also only be played on these PS3s, and the PS3s could only connect to specific pre-release servers, use both by the producers of the game and reviewers. And then they had to send their copies back after a week so that they could review properly. The other people online could have been other reviewers, but it is also likely that there were also PD members using it testing the next GT build, or their QA department checking for bugs for a day-of-release patch.
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