Ridge Racer 6 XBL demo here and gone and here again
Major Nelson announced that the demo for Ridge Racer 6 is available for download in the XBLM.
Wait, now it's gone. He's gonna let us know when it's available again.
What's that? Check again? Alright... wow! It's back again!
We'd normally be willing to overlook this minor SNAFU if it was the first time it had happened. The King Kong demo was pulled almost a month ago and is still not available for download, all that remains is the notice, "This demo has been removed. I’ll update you if/when it is replaced with an updated version." The demo system is one of the killer apps of the Xbox Live service (even when it is a little slow), otherwise we wouldn't care.
Microsoft has distinguished themselves with active community participation from people like Mr. Hyrb (Major Nelson) and the Gamerscore crew, but a little more transparency wouldn't hurt. Some examples might be: the Kong demo was pulled? Yeah, it was buggy. So, the RR6 demo is buggy? No, it was just a server error. I heard the GRAW demo is never coming out? [This is the part that Microsoft is supposed to fill in here.]
[Thanks, Drew]
[UPDATE: Gamerscore blogger John Porcaro stopped by to give us his thoughts writing, "I think we could be a bit more forthrite when we make changes like posting, then removing public material. Usually, the explanation is a LOT simpler than some would think." Xbox Live's Major Nelson also just dropped us an email to point out that he tracked down what happened and posted it on his blog. He writes, "It turns out that the wrong file was placed on the server. The team realized it, tracked down the proper file, and made the correction. Total time of the mystery: less then 2 hours." A LOT simpler than some would think.
See, I told you they had distinguished themselves with community participation! Thanks a ton guys for all the hard work on your end... now what's up with the Kong demo... and the CoD2 patch? Obnoxious inquiring minds want to know!]
