I only do this with Nintendo games, and only the flagship ones like Marios and Zeldas.

Say what you want about Nintendo, but they have a pretty good quality control.

I've pre-ordered AC Mirage (Amazon version with the physical map etc). but in my defence, i have played every AC game, platinumed most of them, and have NEVER had the pleasure of playing one at launch, so I'm allowed.

But after the fiasco that is Jedi Survivor (Which is now firmly half completed shoved in my backlog), I will never ever buy an EA launch title.

I pre-ordered Diablo 4 deluxe edition because I know I will pour 100's of hours in to the game.

I will however never buy any battle passes or other store items because of it not being free to play.

Yep, I never preorder.

The last time I did was Batman: Arkham Knight, and that game was a mess at launch.

You can wait a few days to see the bugs come out, folks.

Does pre-ordering cyberpunk dlc count

I will if I chose to.

Stop buying single player games.

Don't support the disparity in wealth.

To be fair on 'what happened', games would occasionally run out of stock early at launch and pre-ordering would guarantee you a copy.

It's not really an issue now with everything being digital.

Downvote edit: Maybe you didn’t like that reality with people living through high inflation but it is what it is around here. It becomes still more expensive than a preorder even with a discount after a few months.

If I could spare the cash at the moment, I’d preorder Spidey 2. I’ll preorder Marvel’s Wolverine when it opens as well. I don’t trust EA games to deliver but I’m positively biased towards Insomniac & Naughty Dog, for example. They never disappointed me.

One solid reason for preordering them in my country is the fact that prices go up at least 1.5 to 2x when they release. So if I care about the game, I do so to lock in a much cheaper price. Yeah, inflation and third world problems. So there’s that.

Normies will continue to pre-order games. You are just shouting at clouds. Please stop wasting our times with these posts. The battle was lost years ago.