I know as a gamer it makes no sense to release a demo a month or so after the actual game releases. But from a business perspective it's absolute genius, and if I were a developer or publisher, that's exactly what I would do. Because a demo can be good or bad for the people trying to make money.

To release a demo after launch, you get ALL the people who are excited to play the game day 1 to buy the game when it launches i.e. preorderes and what-not. Then out of all those early adopters you get some word of mouth sales. THEN about a month after launch, you release a demo then people who enjoy the demo will give you a secondary wave of sales. But when you release a demo ahead of time you take a chance of your game not living up to some pre-orderer's expectations, and they could cancel their purchase, and could also lead to alot of bad word-of-mouth, even if it's just from internet trolls it can cost sales. Perfect example of this was Killzone 2. from early impressions and the beta, people were excited. Then they release an early single player demo for everyone and all people did was bash that demo. Killzone 2 lost MANY pre-orders from that.
It makes FAR more business sense to release demos post launch for most games unless its something completely new that you need people to get a taste of to get them excited. But FPSs aren't that.

On topic: For anyone maybe interested in RAGE, here's my mini-review. It's a pure nostalgia FPS. If you are an older gamer who loved the original DOOM through Final DOOM, you are missing out on SOOOOO much awesomeness if you don't play RAGE. The gameplay is pure old-school FPS. Forget any RPG conotations people on the internet give RAGE. There's nothing that makes it like an RPG aside from being given quests. The fact is, going through any cave/sewer/dungeon/hideout in the campaign, and all of the online/split-screen co-op missions feel EXACTLY like going through levels of original DOOM-Final DOOM from the design to the enemies. It brings me right back to DOOM, just with fantastic graphics.

If you want a game that brings you back to DOOM, which no game has done since Final DOOM, not even DOOM 3, then RAGE is a 10/10. If you're looking for a 100 hour FALLOUT3 style RPG/FPS hybrid which alot of people on the internet seem to co mpare RAGE to which they shouldn't, then RAGE would be like a 6/10 because it's nothing like that. It's pure, old-school, FPS action. And to be honest, only fans of original DOOM need apply.

Right there with you Larry L, seems most the bashing of the game comes from those who were expecting something else. For me it lived up to all my expectations, sure some things could have been better but I am sure they for the most part already know and are changing those things for the next RAGE.

Oh and I must say some of the best easter eggs I have seen in a game for a while. If they can improve it further and add some more story next time around I will be all over it. Still hoping for some more co-op missions but not holding my breath.

While games won't look immensely better, it opens up more possibilities overall. Understandably, the price jump is huge. But, that can be said for being at the forefront for any new technology. I'm currently using a 2080ti and while I've played a few games that enable it, the gpu also plays everything else incredibly well so it's not like you're buying this tech for ONLY that option. Enthusiasts will pay top dollar to check out the newest things, but this will eventually become an everyday consumer and by then they'll have optimized and become a lot cheaper.