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5 Reminders NOT to Pre-Order Games This Year ~ We used to demand trials before buying before, what happened? ~ Stop Pre ordering Games (youtu.be)
submitted 1 year ago by Frostwolf@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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Honestly, if the idea of no trials don’t bother you, there are plenty more reminders why YOU shouldn’t preorder.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I made a flow chart for this ages ago...

Will it be legitimately hard to find? (Think Steel Battalion on Xbox.) No? Do not pre-order.

Do you get anything for pre-ordering? No? Do not pre-order.

Cosmetics only? Yes? Do not pre-order.

Is it from a developer with an established track record? No? Do not pre-order.

Is that established track record full of buggy launches (Bethesda)? Yes? Do not pre-order.

Online only? Yes? Do not pre-order.

[–] hpucks@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So… Do not preorder?

[–] Matdan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

FFXVI would pass, Spider-Man 2

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fail at the first step. Both are being produced in the millions, not hard to find.

[–] Matdan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

To be fair I wait until after release to pick-up titles, will get FFXVI this weekend. Such a small cost, the risk is fine vs people spending thousands on other hobbies.

[–] Eccitaze@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago

FF16 was the first game I preordered in over a decade, and even then I only preordered it after I played the free demo and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[–] utopianrevolt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Not sure how you got that from that message, there's some games that would definitely qualify under this flow chart.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Don't encourage devs to gate content behind pre order exclusives. Day 1 DLC used to be seen for what it was: content that should be in the base game.

[–] CaptFeather@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well yeah but half the fun of Bethesda games is their bugs lol

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

It's all fun and games until your launch day install looks like this:

https://youtu.be/ITOrKb5HP6s