Anyone who pre-orders a digital product that can't actually run out of stock is a true mystery to me. Just wait and see. If you're I've of those eager to pay this, you've already waited literally years. Add a few days, see if it's actually playable and not a buggy mess.
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What if it comes with a bonus like GTA4 remastered for pre ordering?
That you have to decide for yourself, and it probably also depends on what the bonus is. Functionally they are bribing you to choose the worse choice for you. The bribe might be worth it. If the game turns out payable and stable, it's all good. If it's a buggy mess, unfinished or you need to wait for like 5 patches anyway, was it still worth it?
To me there are also very few games that I need to play the moment they come out. I probably can't finish my backlog of games in my life time as it is, so a few days or even months wouldn't change much for me. Is rather wait and not fall into the marketing trap of "but free stuff".
To be honest, if any game had enough demand to run out of physical stock, it might be GTA6.
Even then, though, I wouldn't trust preorders enough to do it. Stores love taking preorders, but they don't factor that in with the amount of stock they'll receive.
I remember seeing posts from folks who lined up to pick up their preorders of big games like Spider-Man and Tears of the Kingdom on release day, only to get told by the store that they didn't actually have enough stock to honor everyone's preorder.
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I presume they're also printing physical copies, in which case preorders are still useful to secure a copy day 1. Especially if you're getting it shipped, because if you wait until day 1 to buy it then you're actually waiting a few more days for shipping.
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Isn't pc masterrace excluded from GTA 6 release? It will probably be in next year on 2.
Makes it easier for us to not preorder.
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Nah, not pre-ordering anything.
Don't even think about it ...
I'm done with pre-orders. They ALLLLLMOST got me with the Halo remake.
Here we go again with the preorders for digitally downloaded games. Why, why have we not learnt from all the botched AAA game launches?
Preorders for AAA games made sense when supply was scarce, demand high, and games pretty much working at launch day.
This is not the timeline we live in anymore.
But what if the bytes run out? What then?
I buy physical anyway, and have never had an issue just going into a shop and picking up a game on day one.
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I think publishers realized this a while ago which is why pre orders usually come with a free skin, or early access, or something like that.
Don't get me wrong, I still think pre ordering a digital item is stupid as hell, but there are definitely people in the boat of "I'm 100% going to buy it no matter what, and this gets me the game a week early" - so for them it makes sense.
Not coming to PC until ~2032 anyway.
Not buying a console slower than my PC just to play this at <1080p <30fps with upscaling.
Nah, im good. No new trailer either kinda stinks. Hopefully something new drops soon.
trailers are another issue I have. they are stupid and misleading. gameplay footage is all that's needed. I don't need some cinematic action packed slop video that doesn't actually represent the product.
It depends, there are plenty of trailers that show legit gameplay, or story from the actual games. If its legit and put together cinematically then im ok with it. I normally dont like straight gameplay videos since I really cant watch someone play a game and find it interesting for long. Its probably why i dont understand how people watch people play games lol, but its also not my generation either. For me the ultimate trailer experience is something original like Metal Gear Solid.
Honestly, seeing as how Rockstar turned GTA 5 into a microtransaction machine after it was already a $60 game, I am so wary of buying it that I might just skip out entirely. I'm not looking to fund Rockstar's next decade and a half with a single higher price game and whatever the new Shark Cards are.
I’m not at all a “never preorder” guy and will happily pre order games I know I’m going to like.
That being said this game will be the only GTA game for the next 1/4 of my life so I also feel no pressure to actually buy it on release.
It's very unlikely to be playable on the steam deck, so I won't be playing it. That's my only gaming device. Looking forward to seeing others enjoying it tho.
By the time they release it for PC, there might be a steamdeck2 that can run the game.
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No thanks. The more I hear about it. The less I want to play it.
This one arrived in the post just in time for this news the other day
Basically the same thing
Nice DS (could be a DSi I guess, can't see the camera) you got there. I don't think I've seen that shade of yellow before.
Looks white to me with strange Lighting but who knows
It is the Lime Green Japanese DSi exclusive color!
Thanks, it was my latest DSi pickup (there's been a lot)
This one is a color exclusive to Japan, it is the Lime Green one :)
Do you have GTA China Town DS version lol?
Nope
Now if SSDs could magically become affordable, I might actually be able to play it.
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I bet they'll price it at 100 dollars
I'm going to pre-order five of these at least so I can make a profit when they raise the price for the final release.
I’m conflicted. Sure you’re being scummy, but on the other hand, you’ve got the best username on this site. Carry on
That's Ken M levels of genius!
I will never understand preorders for software. It's infinitely copyable. There is no scarcity for software.
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