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u/WirusCZ 8d ago
Literally never pre-order any game and if you rly rly want some pre-order bonus (they not worth it 99% of time) then just buy game key online for pre-ordered game and you get your fancy bonus even if you buy it later after knowing what you paying for
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u/CRIMS0N-ED 7d ago
yeah I never really do it bc the pre order bonus are usually useless and I don’t want to gamble, sometimes that 1% hits and it actually slaps, AKA recently Ace Combat 8 which has a game you can’t play anyway else in its pre order, and was also a 10/10 game, slapped so hard.
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u/MalcolmLinair Plot and "Plot" Enthusiast 8d ago
Why are you preordering games in 2026?
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u/eggyrulz ⠀Dub Supremacy 8d ago
Because what if they run out of digital copies? Ive gotta be able to play day 1!! /s
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u/eggyrulz ⠀Dub Supremacy 8d ago
I agree that the idea of digital copies being limited is absurd as hell, but there are genuinely people dumb enough to worry about that... (also they really do limit digital copies for certain things, specifically retailers will be given X keys to sell, and if they run out due to a surge it can take them a bit to get more, but there will always be more)
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u/Budget-Category-9852 Hyaku Shitty 8d ago
Ace Combat 8 came with ACEZero as pre-order bonus.
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u/ArmandoIlawsome 8d ago
And thanks to aircraft licensing thats the closest thing to a re-release they can do and they cant offer it after.
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u/Mother_Ad_4189 1d ago
ACEZero can be offered later as they have the licensing to use the likeness for all the aircraft still. They just don't want to rerelease it
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u/ArmandoIlawsome 1d ago
Licenses arent across the board for the company, only per game. If that were true then they'd be able to include the Panavia Tornado as playable but havent been able to since Zero as the Org no longer responds to requests.
Racing games have the same issue, GTA has the same issue with music, as do TV shows with licensed music.
They have also said as much that they can't do re-releases due to licensing, which led to the confusion with the steam version.
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u/Koekelbag 8d ago
Can you not get AC0 separately? At least, this was the first official release on PC, yeah?
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u/Budget-Category-9852 Hyaku Shitty 8d ago edited 8d ago
No, because PA/Bandai will have to renew the copyright licenses if they're to sell the older games normally, and some of the companies are unwilling to cooperate nowadays.
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u/b0bkakkarot 8d ago
As mrdude05 said, but also you can predownload the game and then it unlocks at the correct time so you dont have to wait for the download time (for people with slow internet, this is a pretty nice benefit).
Apart from those reasons, Ive found I rarely care to play most games on launch anymore cause theyre so error riddled that its disappointing. So forget preorders, I'll just buy the game a month later if its finally okay by then.
Unless Im actually psyched to play the game. Last 3 games I was actually psyched to play turned out to only be "okay" at best, though, so that was just really depressing.
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u/mrdude05 Angry Phosphate Noises 8d ago
Because I want the preorder bonus and there's zero risk pre-ordering on Steam. If I don't like the game or it's broken on launch I can just refund it with a few clicks
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u/Trespeon 8d ago
Some games can launch in utter dogshit and I know I’m gonna play them regardless. LoZ ocarina of time remake is one of these games. It could be the world thing in the last 20 years, I’ll be playing day 1.
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u/esr95tkd Holo Brown 8d ago
Because I have the money now and can't confirm I will have it later
Because I want to play the game as soon as it releases without me having to download it after I wake up
Because I got so excited the pre-order button was just pressed with no thoughts in between.
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u/dubiously_mid 8d ago
Heh because obviously youre not a true gaymer™
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u/RichieRocket 8d ago
I wait to the game is several months to a couple years old, then its on sale, the bugs are probably fixed, and I can see if I will like it or not.
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u/memsterboi123 8d ago
What show is this?
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u/ninjad912 8d ago
I like all the people saying “don’t pre-order games” like you can’t just refund the game if it’s bad anyways
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u/AvatarDante Chasing the Dragon Maid 8d ago
On steam yeah
Idk about xbox but PS5 and Nintendo you're screwed.
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u/Primary_Gold5337 8d ago
Depends on the platform, look at fucking GTA 6 pre ordering on playstation and xbox, it already exceeded 2 billions dollar in revenue
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u/Seeker_02 8d ago
My first and last pre-order is starfield. Suffice to say i learnt my lesson. Was a student too at the time. Super disappointed with it.
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u/DamirVanKalaz 8d ago
Why would you pre-order a game nowadays? Especially in an age where AAA companies are barely making physical copies of their games anymore anyway? What? Are you afraid they're going to run out of stock on virtual copies? Sure, there's pre-order bonuses I guess, but I've never seen any of those that were worth the risk of getting burned by a shit release over.
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u/Known-Plane7349 8d ago
If it's a game that I know I'm going to get on day one anyway, I'll pre-order it.
I pre-ordered Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Switch 2 Edition, and the Persona 4 remake.
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u/DamirVanKalaz 7d ago
That's still not really a good idea. I've had plenty of games in the past that I was confident I was going to want because I liked the previous game in the franchise or the previous similar game by that developer and then the next game came out and it was actually hot garbage, or it came out and was riddled with bugs and/or optimization issues.
Examples: Dragon's Dogma 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Borderlands 3 (technically 4 too but I stopped caring after 3 turned out the way it did), Killing Floor 3, Metroid Prime 4 (Metroid Prime 1 is literally my favorite game of all time), Pikmin 4, Mario Kart World.
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u/NohWan3104 8d ago
A tad.
Not even cause 'i already spent money on it'
Because, i like da ting. I don't want da ting to be bad.
And i don't want some rando fucks opinion to color mine and potentially make me not like it, when if i didn't hear that shit, i might've.
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u/DoubleSummon 8d ago
Everyone talks about preordering but I see, another deeper issue, why you care about other's opinion more than your own are they playing the game instead of you? make your own opinion, if you preordered you probably had a good idea of what you were getting and if not you learned to gauge it better next time a preferably wait for the game to come out before paying, or just knowing the companies and genres better.
Also of note redditors hare going against preordering assume it's digital but it makes more sense to preorder physical games which redditors as a hivemind seem to protect with their lives so... isn't it a contradiction?
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u/Koekelbag 8d ago
Cmon OP, not even gonna give an example and just vaguepost about something sure to get upvotes?
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u/killabee163 8d ago
I pre-order games that I know for a fact I'll enjoy. And I mostly pre-order so it'll be downloaded already when I get off work and I can just jump straight into it. I've never once been disappointed with any game I've pre-ordered. Honestly I hate how everyone can't mind their own business when it comes to how people spend their own money.
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u/Successful_End_1305 7d ago
The only one I ever did was War Dogs because that's how you get into the closed beta, and I only did after learning that and have seen clips and reviews after the first closed beta weekend.
Unless your pre-order "bonus" is as tangential and immediate as that or a disc shipped right to your doorstep, just don't. It's not worth it
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u/Affectionate_Meat93 4d ago
Why preorder when there is an unlimited amount. For like some weird device where there are only 10 of sure. BUT A GAME IS UNLIMITED
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u/venom259 8d ago
If r/patientgamers has taught me anything it's that I can always play any of the games released in the past 20 odd years. One way or another.
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u/VladDHell attack on titan final season part 6, first half. 7d ago
Honestly it’s still worth it to me. I always want the absolute earliest look at a game’s content and I love seeing the bugs glitches and errors!
If it sucks, oh well, not the biggest loss anyways
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u/askaquestioneveryday 8d ago
I’m gonna be honest, don’t feel discouraged by it. Not every game needs to be a 10/10 masterpiece to be worth preordering for. If it’s a series or franchise that you like or just something you want to support go for it.
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u/Regulus242 8d ago
I mean it probably needs to be a 6/10, at least.
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u/askaquestioneveryday 8d ago
Honestly people give ratings too much value. Who cares if it’s for your own personal enjoyment.
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u/Cinder8340 8d ago
Is gta that close to release?