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this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2023
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I am going to keep pre-ordering games on solid platforms like Steam. The pros of pre-ordering tend to outweigh the cons. But people here, and on Reddit, love to exaggerate the cons of pre-ordering. As long as I can painlessly return a game if it turns out to be a stinker, it's not a big deal.
Preordering might not be so much of an issue with platforms that have solid return policies. Steam might be alone in that sphere. Regardless, preorders encourages companies to release buggy, unfinished products just to inflate their numbers. And even if this is not problematic in the short end, if all companies do this, even with return policies, it’s the user/gamers who suffer with a flood of inferior products.
What are the pros of per-ordering? I can't think of any other than promotional DLC that is normally worthless.
If you buy at shops like Green Man Gaming you can save $12 or so at launch.
Drawback is no refund if it's shit
There are also the pre-order bonuses, like cool skins or early access. Caveat emptor on the actual value proposition.
You mean access to locked content unless you pay sight unseen. Hardly a benefit.