Sunset Overdrive Free for 24 hours Xbox Live Gold Members this Saturday

[vcfan]

To celebrate the first anniversary of Xbox One?s launch, Microsoft and Insomniac Games are inviting all Xbox Live Gold members to a taste of the Awesomepocalypse.

 

Beginning Saturday, November 22nd at 12.01 Eastern Time, Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One will get to play Sunset Overdrive for free for 24 hours. This is the full game; players will earn achievements and be able to save how far they progress during that 24 hour span. If you decide to purchase the game at a later point, you will be able to start again right where you left off.

 

Sunset Overdrive?s 8-player cooperative multiplayer experience, Chaos Squad, will also be available for everyone tomorrow. Please note: Chaos Squad must be unlocked by playing a certain amount into the campaign.

 

After the weekend, the Insomniac Games All-Star team will showcase several new weapons that will be available soon. Tune into the Xbox Twitch channel on Monday, Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time to see what?s on the way.

 

http://majornelson.com/2014/11/21/sunset-overdrive-free-xbox-live-gold-members-saturday/?linkId=10668847

 

 

[Hedon]

So MS was testing this a few months ago and got spotted in error. Now we get to see it in use. NICE.

[Skiver Veteran]

Nice, this is exactly what I would like to see. Graphically this game looks brilliant but I've not been too drawn towards it. This gives me a nice chance to see if it's worth it or not, thanks for the heads up :)

[dipsylalapo Supervisor]

Saw this posted on Major Nelson's blog, let's hope they prepared of the mass download of the file tomorrow :P

[+Eternal Tempest MVC]

And after my wife (w/ Live Gold Membership) just bought this game last week....

[vcfan]

And after my wife (w/ Live Gold Membership) just bought this game last week....

 

you can only play for 24 hours

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

So MS was testing this a few months ago and got spotted in error. Now we get to see it in use. NICE.

 

That was EA / MS testing Access when demos were spotted with price tags.

 

As for the news, pretty damn stingy for an anniversary. Steam does 4 days every other weekend like it's nothing, in comparison. Even EA does 48hrs for Game Time.

[vcfan]

That was EA / MS testing Access when demos were spotted with price tags.

 

he's talking about this https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-testing-free-play-day-with-gold-on-select-xbox-one-titles

[Anthony Tosie Veteran]

That was EA / MS testing Access when demos were spotted with price tags.

 

As for the news, pretty damn stingy for an anniversary. Steam does 4 days every other weekend like it's nothing, in comparison. Even EA does 48hrs for Game Time.

This is a brand new game that you could potentially beat in the time frame they're giving. Steam almost always does this for old games, as does EA. Not really comparable. I don't see anyone else offering something like this.

[compl3x]

This is a brand new game that you could potentially beat in the time frame they're giving.

 

I was going to ask whether or not this was the type of game you could beat within 24 hours.

 

Seems like a pretty generous freebie.

[FiB3R]

When does this go live in the UK?

 

I've got a busy day/night tomorrow, but I would like to give it a go if I get the chance.

[Anthony Tosie Veteran]

I was going to ask whether or not this was the type of game you could beat within 24 hours.

 

Seems like a pretty generous freebie.

If you really get after it, yes. I don't think that's a very fun way to play it, but it's possible.

[vcfan]

its already been up for a few hours.

[mikebiacsi]

Downloading now :)

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Good premise, especially allowing achievements and progress to carry over. I do think 48 hours would have been fairer, not everyone has fast internet these days and it'll probably take some like me 15 hours to even download a game this size lol.

[Hedon]

That was EA / MS testing Access when demos were spotted with price tags.

 

Nope, that wasn't it. It was them testing games with gold free play for 24 hours. Nothing to do with EA.

 

Good premise, especially allowing achievements and progress to carry over. I do think 48 hours would have been fairer, not everyone has fast internet these days and it'll probably take some like me 15 hours to even download a game this size lol.

 

Took me about a half hour, and they had it up for pre-download.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

This is a brand new game that you could potentially beat in the time frame they're giving. Steam almost always does this for old games, as does EA. Not really comparable. I don't see anyone else offering something like this.

 

EA did it with Titanfall? More than once, and it's less than a year old.

 

Then Steam just blows everyone away with weekends like http://store.steampowered.com/news/14681/

[Hedon]

EA did it with Titanfall? More than once, and it's less than a year old.

 

Then Steam just blows everyone away with weekends like http://store.steampowered.com/news/14681/

That's great that Steam does that....great as in...great for PC gamers. But that doesn't impact me and my Xbox playing at all.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

That's great that Steam does that....great as in...great for PC Multi-platform gamers. But that doesn't impact me and my Xbox playing at all.

 

Fixed :p

 

It's better than no trial don't get me wrong, just think it should be longer, not least because the size of the download. Many will probably skip it because the reward isn't worth the hassle.

[Hedon]

Fixed :p

 

It's better than no trial don't get me wrong, just think it should be longer, not least because the size of the download. Many will probably skip it because the reward isn't worth the hassle.

Where is the concern with the download size? You could download it ahead of the 24 hour time frame, and it only took about a half hour. I haven't ever seen a game available on Xbox for 24 hours free play, full game, with all acheevos like this.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Where is the concern with the download size? You could download it ahead of the 24 hour time frame, and it only took about a half hour.

 

I've not had time to pre-load, and I can't imagine I'm the only one either. We're not attached to our controllers 24/7 / using sleepmode.

 

Definitely won't take half an hour for the average household in the UK either, can tell you that for a fact :laugh:

[jakem1]

It only took me about 1/2 an hour here in the UK :P  Anyway, you can start playing once 20% or so has downloaded so the download size shouldn't be too much of an obstacle. 

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

I've not had time to pre-load, and I can't imagine I'm the only one either. We're not attached to our controllers 24/7 / using sleepmode.

 

Definitely won't take half an hour for the average household in the UK either, can tell you that for a fact :laugh:

 

 

It only took me about 1/2 an hour here in the UK :p  Anyway, you can start playing once 20% or so has downloaded so the download size shouldn't be too much of an obstacle. 

 

:P

[Hedon]

I've not had time to pre-load, and I can't imagine I'm the only one either. We're not attached to our controllers 24/7 / using sleepmode.

 

Definitely won't take half an hour for the average household in the UK either, can tell you that for a fact :laugh:

No worries. At least it is fine for most of us! :)

[Anthony Tosie Veteran]

EA did it with Titanfall? More than once, and it's less than a year old.

 

Then Steam just blows everyone away with weekends like http://store.steampowered.com/news/14681/

Less than a year old isn't the same as less than a month old.