The good old days when gamers bought magazines to qualify for game demos are long gone. With the advent of the internet, platforms found a way to offer downloadable content with which to leave game tests to users, however, this practice has been lost over time, and now it is impossible to test a new release before buying it. . However, it seems that Sony wants to do something to solve this problem.
Play 5 hours of free PS5 games
A new feature has appeared on the UK PSN Store. As users have been able to see with their own eyes, the store is offering the possibility of downloading for free Death Stranding Director's Cut y Sackboy: The Big Adventure just by pressing the download button. This is a promotion (only available for PS5) that allows users to try the game before buying it, with the peculiarity of being able to do so during 5 hours, although with a certain trick.
The download speed will determine the test
As indicated in the fine print, the 5 hour trial period begin the moment you press the button "Download trial" or "Add to library", depending on whether you do it from the console or by visiting the PSN Store from another device. This means that, if you have a slow internet connection, you probably consume a lot of time from those 5 hours of trial that you have available, ultimately leaving you with a very little game time.
It is important to note that these are time-limited trials, and not demos, so the game is downloaded in its entirety, and you will be able to play it as much as you can while time permits. So the question is, is it possible to extend these 5 hours of testing?
Make the most of your time
The problem that the download of the game consumes time of use is already consuming time from your 5 privileged hours of testing is something that will annoy many users, but luckily, it seems that there is a simple trick so that we can start playing without the 5 hour time has practically begun to count.
As they comment in eurogamer, just enough login with a new user on the console that uses the same region in the app store. This user will request the 5 hour trial period and the game will start downloading. Once downloaded, we will only have to log in with our usual user, and by requesting the trial period, the game will already be completely downloaded, so we will start playing it immediately. Thus, we will have the 5 hours of play completely at our mercy, being able to make the most of the trial period. How far will the players be able to go in Death Stranding with 5 hours of play?
UK only for now
The bad news is that this limited-time trial mode is currently only available in the United Kingdom, so no matter how hard you search, you will not find the option unless you are in the British country. We will see if this option reaches the Spanish store and we can also enjoy these tests.