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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 157 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Buying a game post-launch:

  • Better prices; often on sale.
  • Fixed and patched up.
  • Extra content often included.
  • DRM often removed.

No brainer, imo.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 61 points 4 days ago

You forgot a bonus point:

  • Hardware requirements are now easier/cheaper to meet/exceed.
[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Preordering games: I need this digital product before jt goes up in price or runs out of copies!

[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz -2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Runs out of copies? Is that a thing?

[–] Damage@feddit.it 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Like rain on your wedding day?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

It's a free ride, but you already paid?

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Whoever came up with that deserves credit. Entirely lovely and harmless “superstition” as far as I can tell. No one is hoping for rain so they won’t be disappointed, but everyone has that line (“lucky it’s raining on your wedding day“ or whatever) ready just in case.

I wonder if there are other white lie kinda pro-social quips like that

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 days ago

Like eating mom's spaghetti with a spork.

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 days ago

not for digital games.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Cons:

  • maybe multiplayer isn't very populated if you wait too long

  • ???

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago

Remember when games used to, at least sometimes... do actual internal beta testing to iron out performance bugs and such?

Now we are all alpha and beta testers, all the time.

Sometimes even AAA and 'AAAA' games release, and then unrelease before the alpha or beta is even done!

Yeah, patient gaming for me, haven't preordered or gone into an early access game in almost a decade now...