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5 Reminders NOT to Pre-Order Games This Year ~ We used to demand trials before buying before, what happened? ~ Stop Pre ordering Games (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago by Frostwolf to c/games

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Honestly, if the idea of no trials don’t bother you, there are plenty more reminders why YOU shouldn’t preorder.

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[–] givesomefucks 8 points 1 year ago

Early access is different tho...

Because you know what you're getting, others who already have it are able to post reviews.

A preorder is just giving them money early for zero reason.

For example, I knew I was getting BG3 no matter what. And I know I habitually restart act 1 of RPGs multiple times before picking what I want. So having a chance to run thru (a limited) act 1 a bunch over a year before release was worth it to me.

But there's no way I'd have just pre-ordered it, there'd be no reason to pay before I got the product.