Preordered = Prescrewed?

After the crap Gearbox put out do you really think anyone should trust any of these ****ers anymore?  Or do you think they should be the ones who need to earn our trust, and not just dangling little things in front of us that would of once have been simple unlockables?   I personally think they should have to prove they have a good product  before taking my money.  We've gotten to the point where they're starting to have preorders for preorders and this isn't sending the right message, as it leads to games like Duke Nukum Forever selling well even tho it was a pile of ****.  And really why make a high quality game when you can just put out a pile of **** and make just as much at 1/3rd the cost?

I only Pre-order CE's but it's always easy just to move the money to a different title if I want.

I only Pre-order CE's but it's always easy just to move the money to a different title if I want.

Animal-Mother

Preordering anything only made sense when you knew there wasn't going to be any available on the day of launch. If you wanted it at launch you have to preorder or you were out of luck. Its almost a guarantee that without a preorder you can purchase said game on launch day. Its just another way for stores like Gamestop to gaurantee a sale for themselves. So what they do is add their own DLC to preorders to justify the preorder. Really a preorder is for a die hard fan who is just excited about the game. Thats pretty much all they are now. Unless there is some cool limited edition version of the release, but even then there are plenty of limited edition versions of games that are still available well after release, so really its all a way for the stores to guarantee themselves a sale.

If I can pre order the game for a good price ($40 and under) then I will do it

Preordering anything only made sense when you knew there wasn't going to be any available on the day of launch. If you wanted it at launch you have to preorder or you were out of luck. Its almost a guarantee that without a preorder you can purchase said game on launch day. Its just another way for stores like Gamestop to gaurantee a sale for themselves. So what they do is add their own DLC to preorders to justify the preorder. Really a preorder is for a die hard fan who is just excited about the game. Thats pretty much all they are now. Unless there is some cool limited edition version of the release, but even then there are plenty of limited edition versions of games that are still available well after release, so really its all a way for the stores to guarantee themselves a sale.

xscrapzx

I agree. I am never impressed with the little DLCs the retailers throw in.

I'll wait until reviews. Even if I am a huge fan of a franchise, I won't buy it unless it is generally thought of as being worth the money.

I pre-ordered lots of games before and just cancelled them if the game looked bad and bought it at a later date

I pre-ordered lots of games before and just cancelled them if the game looked bad and bought it at a later date

seanmcloughlin

A situation where someone may feel "prescrewed" would be in the sence of them having the money to pre-order it today let's say to expect to play it in a month or so, mean while, they later say that the release is being delayed, (GTA V). Now, you are s.o.l because you just spent $60 on a pre order you planed to play sooner than the delay, and can't utilize those $60 spent! Hey, times are rough for some people, this person could of needed that money for anything, maybe an emergency comes up. Personally, I stay away from pre-orders, as someone stated above, it's only a way to guarentee store's sales numbers. 

review embargo's need to be done away with entirely. It guarantees' favorable reviews in most cases just based on Site hits and free swag alone.

It's time the industry grows up.

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I pre-ordered lots of games before and just cancelled them if the game looked bad and bought it at a later date

Shielder7

I only pre-order if there are benefits to it, like items, dlc and such, for example I preordered Crysis because I'll get 20 dollars off my next amazon purchase.lightleggy

I pre-ordered lots of games before and just cancelled them if the game looked bad and bought it at a later date

seanmcloughlin

I did that with Rage. Once I learned it was nearly unplayable at launch I cancelled my pre order and ended up nto buying it until it was $10 on a steam sale. Glad I didn't get it at $60 since I only ended up playing it for 2 hours.

pre orders are pointless , provided there is enough stock

You can always cancel or return the game so I will continue to pre-order if there is DLC or other bonuse that I want. I got min art book for pre-ordering Tomb Raider from Amazon. Got $20 off of Tomb Raider by pre-ordering Dead Space 3.

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I pre-ordered lots of games before and just cancelled them if the game looked bad and bought it at a later date

Shielder7

I can usually tell the more I see anyway, same with Aliens CM. I was thinking of buying it ages ago but the more gameplay and trailers I saw the more I disliked it. I don't need demos and reviews. I usually can tell well before it launches if I'm gonna like it

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((I don't preorder myself but if someone wants the game and they know that they WILL get the game and play it regardless of reviews and what not then I don't see anything wrong with preordering the game and there's also the special editions that you can preorder and get extra goodies to go along with your game that some people might enjoy.))

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I pre-ordered lots of games before and just cancelled them if the game looked bad and bought it at a later date

seanmcloughlin

I can usually tell the more I see anyway, same with Aliens CM. I was thinking of buying it ages ago but the more gameplay and trailers I saw the more I disliked it. I don't need demos and reviews. I usually can tell well before it launches if I'm gonna like it

You guys are being babies. You can cancel pre-orders. Most reviews are out before the game releases so it really shouldn't be a problem for an educated consumer to decide. I usually don't buy games on day one except for the games that I can't wait for. For example, I preordered GTA V and got $20 worth of MS points. hummer700

Pre-ordering should get you all DLC and future DLC for free.

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[QUOTE="Shielder7"] Yeah but now publishers have found a way around this by releasing fake demos and holding off giving game for reviews until they're already out.Shielder7

I can usually tell the more I see anyway, same with Aliens CM. I was thinking of buying it ages ago but the more gameplay and trailers I saw the more I disliked it. I don't need demos and reviews. I usually can tell well before it launches if I'm gonna like it

I think most people can, but if it's bad looking they fool themselves into thinking the full game will be better. I did that with AC III, everything had me wrorried building up to release but I still bought it and the end result was what I feared.

If you expected this game to be decent, you probably should refrain from buying games all together. 

[QUOTE="Shielder7"][QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

I can usually tell the more I see anyway, same with Aliens CM. I was thinking of buying it ages ago but the more gameplay and trailers I saw the more I disliked it. I don't need demos and reviews. I usually can tell well before it launches if I'm gonna like it

seanmcloughlin

I think most people can, but if it's bad looking they fool themselves into thinking the full game will be better. I did that with AC III, everything had me wrorried building up to release but I still bought it and the end result was what I feared.

Pre-ordering should get you all DLC and future DLC for free.

crimsonman1245

I only pre-order if there are benefits to it, like items, dlc and such, for example I preordered Crysis because I'll get 20 dollars off my next amazon purchase.lightleggy

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Pre-ordering should get you all DLC and future DLC for free.

Shielder7

It's bad because you don't see reviews first. 

[QUOTE="hummer700"]You guys are being babies. You can cancel pre-orders. Most reviews are out before the game releases so it really shouldn't be a problem for an educated consumer to decide. I usually don't buy games on day one except for the games that I can't wait for. For example, I preordered GTA V and got $20 worth of MS points. Shielder7

Only PC gamers that buy off Steam can't cancel. If you buy physical copies you can ALWAYS cancel or at least return it.

It's bad because you don't see reviews first. 

clr84651

[QUOTE="Shielder7"][QUOTE="hummer700"]You guys are being babies. You can cancel pre-orders. Most reviews are out before the game releases so it really shouldn't be a problem for an educated consumer to decide. I usually don't buy games on day one except for the games that I can't wait for. For example, I preordered GTA V and got $20 worth of MS points. StrongBlackVine

Only PC gamers that buy off Steam can't cancel. If you buy physical copies you can ALWAYS cancel or at least return it.

[QUOTE="Shielder7"][QUOTE="hummer700"]You guys are being babies. You can cancel pre-orders. Most reviews are out before the game releases so it really shouldn't be a problem for an educated consumer to decide. I usually don't buy games on day one except for the games that I can't wait for. For example, I preordered GTA V and got $20 worth of MS points. StrongBlackVine

Only PC gamers that buy off Steam can't cancel. If you buy physical copies you can ALWAYS cancel or at least return it.

Actually, most online game stores (Steam included) allow you to cancel pre-orders with no questions asked, and Steam frequently tends to give out refunds for games that turn out to be ****.

Anyway, if you pre-ordered Aliens: Colonial Marines, you've only got yourself to blame. Pre-orders can be great purchases (especially when they're in the $30 range or under on the PC, plus bonuses), but you have to be smart about your purchases.  A little research can go a long way towards not getting burned.

[QUOTE="hummer700"]You guys are being babies. You can cancel pre-orders. Most reviews are out before the game releases so it really shouldn't be a problem for an educated consumer to decide. I usually don't buy games on day one except for the games that I can't wait for. For example, I preordered GTA V and got $20 worth of MS points. Shielder7

I would only preorder stuff from rockstar and nintendo. But it's been years since I bought a game near release date and I don't think I'm going to start again soon.

I only preorder the Collectors Editions which tend to go up in price fast.

I preorder some games like a GTAV or a TLOU which I know will be good based off the devs history. And preorder Japanese games.

Preordering is only useful for niche games and CE's.