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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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[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I meant demand as in trying it first for free BEFORE buying.

Don't remember that being a thing for new games ever. Demo discs were usually of games that were already out and reviewed anyway. The closest we have to that is Steam's refund policy and that's a fairly recent thing. Point is, I don't think that time you think you're remembering ever existed in that shape or form.

[-] Frostwolf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

We may be in different regions. At least none of my peers would buy games without seeing the demo first. But you do you :) or maybe you’re right and I just misremembered. The point is, we used to demo games before buying them and thus companies are incentivized to put out complete games, no dlc needed.

With regards to steam, yeah that’s a good point. But not all games are available on steam. And not everyone has a credit/debit card.