I would never pre-order a game, except...

Nearly all of my pre-orders are from Steam, so it doesn't really matter if I pay in advance or not as I can just get a refund later if it's bad.
 
DEL 707 said:
Recently we've have a bunch of less then stellar releases. Games I had thought about pre-ordering.

Thankfully I havn't pre-ordered a game since before No Mans Sky. That game cemented my policy of not buying games until the reviews are out.

Except for Totalwar: Warhammer 3, as soon as pre-orders were announced, I jumped at it, especially with the bonus race!
I love the Warhammer games, I know it might launch in a bit of a mess, but I have faith that CA will sort it out and provide a game that surpasses the rest of the series.

Of course I could be very wrong. But are there any games out there that you would pre-order in a heartbeat, or developers you trust to deliver on their promises?
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ChrisUK1983 said:
Ill be another who probably pre-orders TW Warhammer 3, didn't realise there was a bonus race for pre-ordering. Generally don't pre-order anymore after getting bitten with Anthem and Battlefield 5.
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That’s gone be on gamepass at launch you know
 
Andrew_McP said:
The last game I pre-ordered was Star Citizen. Can't think why I decided I probably wouldn't bother again.
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You sure know how to pick 'em!

:D


As for me, never, even if you trust the developer, there's just no point and because there's still the chance THIS happens to be the first time they release a disaster.

Everyone trusted CDPR...nah they'll never sell me a POS...it's CDPR...

I'd love to know why people can't hold off from pre-ordering and just to wait to see what the game is like, people found out what the GTA mobile port disaster trilogy was like within hours.

I buy games when they're finished and a 1/3rd of the price, if not much less, or in many cases free, I game for virtually nothing now.

Early access and pre-order culture has destroyed gaming, but people just cannot help themselves in acting against their own interests for what amounts to a 5 second hit of shopping dopamine...
 
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Why pre-order anything though?

If you have a slow connection and the game offers a pre-load then maybe I guess?

But even then can people not wait for a game to download.

Or is it cos you get an amaaaaaaazing in game skin or something lols... :p
 
The only game I've pre-ordered since SWTOR is Baldur's Gate 3. I'm enjoying the Early Access very much and they're really listening to feedback.
 
robj20 said:
Beta tester surely.
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You see CP2077 when it came out and BF 2042? Alpha. PRE alpha even.

Beta testing is to iron out the last few bugs that aren't obvious / easy to find /stick out a mile and collecting mass performance stats.

The state that so called AAA games from big devs come out today, is Alpha - And I'm being generous!

I imagine the goal posts have moved though from what a devs 'suits' make devs send games out as Beta. And people PAY full whack to experience it!
 
Given the digital formats these days, day 1 or earlier reviews I find pre-ordering to be mostly pointless. Yeah you sometimes get a small incentive to pre-order but its mostly a useless cosmetic and/or a waste of time.
 
greatash said:
Significantly cheaper if you use the right sites. I've pre-ordered Elden Ring for £30 from cdkeys, the price goes up the closer to release.
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OK this is an exception here, CDKeys have put up games much less during this period (Mass Effect Trilogy comes to mind) that stayed low for a few days after release but this isn't the case for long and eventually all games go much lower. It also isn't always the case and is such a risky decision.

robj20 said:
I'm thinking of pre-ordering Gran Turismo 7. I generally don't pre-order any games though, not worth the risk these days.
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I'd actually pre-order this too if I was going to play it loads, you get some pre-order bonuses and it's safe to say they have learnt not to release a game like GTSport anytime soon :cry:

bayo000 said:
I pre-ordered Diablo II remastered, not even played it yet. Currently fight the urge to pre-order Farming Simulator 22. :cool:
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Ah dude it's 25% off currently in the Black Friday Blizzard Store Sale.
 
Some might say pre-ordering does more harm than good for gaming?

Maybe if I was a ten year old or something.

Each to their own I guess but it's not for me.
 
ICEx21 said:
I think you could buy Star Citizen in 5 years time and it would still be a pre-order.
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If I were Chris Roberts (and who would want to be?) I'd close the project down quietly one weekend and send every backer a t-shirt. "I bought Star Citizen & all I got was this lousy T-shirt". I'd appreciate that more than the game now.

Anyone who's spent more than $5k on pretend spaceships** would get a bonus: "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" printed on the back.

[**Disclaimer, I spent about £700 on pretend iRacing cars and tracks]
 
I have never preordered. I don't agree with giving money to devs before we find out if they've delivered on promises, or even just a good game. They're just no need to preorder. I even setup a steam group back in 2015 because I was so annoyed by the idea. (I don't update it these days)
 
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