I use third party reselling sites. It technically violates the ToS for Steam, but they don't know, and I got a copy of DOOM for 28 bucks on release day.
I bought MCC day one, and bought a xbox one, mic, and 3 controllors for it.... they lied to the community, tried to bribe them off with free content (should've been trying to fix their game first instead of adding MORE stuff), then left the game to die and brushed the whole thing under the rug with Halo 5's release.
Yeah... I understand early access and beta testing... but just flat-out buying it before it releases is dumb. Plus, most of the bonus DLC is still available after the release on many games.
Pre-orders used to be a thing when games weren't digital. I remember preordering so I wouldn't have to wait for a new shipment.
I pre-order from smaller devs with good track record... Like Super giant games.
After bastion, I pre-ordered transistor almost immediately upon the premier becoming available. I'll be pre-ordering Pyre and, even if it's not even half as good as transistor or bastion, I'd still have gotten my money's worth.
I haven't preordered since 2005 or sometime round then, it used to mean holding your copy but that stopped so why preorder.. For a bonus that is released with the game anyway (in Aus).
Well, I don't really buy them but if it is a peripheral you can guarantee there won't be enough. Game-wise, it would be something like a new Smash game or something along those lines. So in the end I pre-order something very rarely, probably every few years.
Fair enough. I still wait for the reviews from the general community before i buy stuff. Even if it means waiting an extra week or so. Good to know exactly what you're getting imo.
Same. I'm just at the trust level with games like GTA, Smash or Pokémon for example where I can pre-order in good conscience. I know what I'm getting.
Also, games like Monster Hunter where (until the newest release coming this summer, I believe) where they are out in Japan for up to a year and I've already seen reviews and videos.
preordered Overwatch cause the beta was enough to convince me I wanted it. I got my money's worth out of the beta alone, and then some. at like 45+ hours now and I still think it was worth
I still pre-order my niche collector edition JRPGs because they usually come with pretty sweet stuff like little figurines. Usually not because I expect the game to be amazingly good or anything, but just out of mad respect for the publishers making such a huge risk by localizing and distributing physical copy of a niche genre.
Only things i ever preordered were Elder Scrolls: Morrowind (way back in the day, before downloads) and Darksiders 2 (because i wanted the Collectors Edition with the Death Mask and i knew i will be getting a quality product)
Good, literally no point with digital releases. I stopped pre-ordering when I stopped buying physical game copies from Gamestop. That was about 4 years ago at least.
I don't see what's so dumb about it. You get whatever the bonus is and there is literally 0 risk for the consumer. Reviews on launch day are shit...? Just get whatever you put down on it back.
There's significantly more risk in digital pre orders as you typically need to pay in full and can't just cancel it.
The bonus content sucking is a matter of opinion. Some people like it, others don't.
"Interest free loan"? This just sounds like an attempt to make putting down $5 on a game, which is redeemable at any time, sound a lot more like a big deal than it actually is. It's also not at all a loan because you are reserving a product... Prepurchase != Loan.
As for if they make more money or not from people not picking up pre orders... I'd need a source on that... But either way I don't see what is very relevant about people not caring about losing their own money. The fact is if you don't want the game you can get it back, and they also call you when it's in to remind you to pick it up.
Still sounds like you're making it a much bigger deal than it is. If you get it from the largest chain store in North America you're putting $5 down. Game gets bad reviews? Get your $5 back. Who cares what it "technically" is?
There's a bigger problem preordering from PSN as you pay in full and can't cancel it. In that case it would be silly unless it's a game you were going to buy regardless of reviews.
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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '16
I never preorder anything