@Chutebox said:
I don't get the hate for preorders. You see a game that really interests you and you decide you want it. Click preorder on your site of choice, then just wait.
Big whoop?
Back during 5th, 6th, & 7th, gens, pre-ordering games wasn't bad at all but until like around late in 7th gen, developers/publishers got carried away locking certain content unless you pre-order. Hate isn't the word, it's the BS content locking and other stuff is why most gamers are against pre-ordering.
To me, this is two-folds:
- First, you're buying a game before you have any idea if it's good or not. Most review embargo's let up a couple days before release, some of them not even up until release day. You are spending $60/$70 bucks on a game, based solely on maxed out screenshots, carefully curated gameplay videos, and very small sample sections playable at E3 or other such events. (if even that much) In some instances, you know exactly what you're getting, like sports games. But most of the time, you just can't be sure. You're essentially spending money based solely on hype.
- Second is basic capitalism. It is now common practice for developers to create content that you can only access if you preorder. The only way they're going to stop doing this is if people stop pre-ordering games. You vote with your money.
The logical thing to do is to not pre-order and let other people find out if the game is quality or if it is shitty. If its shitty, you have less incentive to buy it, and developers have more incentive to not make shitty games. It puts the consequence of making less money back into the developer's side of the equation instead of putting most of the risk with you, the consumer. Thus, many people will now not pre-order because pre-ordering has gotten out of hand. Nintendo, I'll pre-order their games cause they hardly make any mistakes and the other I mention above, I've done my research, so I got no worries and "if" the games on Steam are shit, I'll ask for a refund. Either way, I win😁
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