Poll: Pre-ordering games-do you do it?
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Someone thinks it matters?!imahobbit4062 said:
It doesn't as long as you don't buy MW2! (Oh god, I'm going to get flamed for this...)
I'll burn you!
OT: Yes, I have pre-ordered a few games. I only do it when I know they're going to be great...
Sometimes my senses are a little off, though.
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There's rarely a reason to preorder, as far as I'm concerned. Even on consoles, where it might make sense (remember trying to get a Wii that first year?) because of high long-term sell-out risk, it's not worth it since the corporations doing the pre-order selling decided that "a pre-order is not a guarantee to get a system"... then WTF is the point?
Now, what do you get for it? Crappy unlock codes created for the sole purpose of destroying the secondhand games market. Why the hell does Gamestop even participate in that crap, anyway, since secondhand games are their bread and butter?
Now, what do you get for it? Crappy unlock codes created for the sole purpose of destroying the secondhand games market. Why the hell does Gamestop even participate in that crap, anyway, since secondhand games are their bread and butter?
I sometimes do it but most the time i still don't buy a game for like two months or so
come to think it i still haven't got ac2
come to think it i still haven't got ac2
Other for me. I used to pre-order but I am not interested in most games these days.
Of course I see the advantages like the little figurine that comes with Assassin Creed 2 and OoT Master Quest that came with Wind Waker, I will look out for things like that because it's definitely worth it.
Of course I see the advantages like the little figurine that comes with Assassin Creed 2 and OoT Master Quest that came with Wind Waker, I will look out for things like that because it's definitely worth it.
I only do so if the game is a console exclusive, and one that I want wholeheartedly and have been anticipating for a long time. That narrows down the list to only a handful of games for me, but I have done it...a couple of times.
I have only pre-ordered a couple games in my life but I plan on pre-ordering the Ultimate Trilogy edition of God of War 3 because it comes with the God of War collection (first two games on a single Blu-Ray disc) that wasn't released in Australia unless you imported it. That and some other stuff which I haven't seen yet.
EDIT: Just remembered that the game will end up being RC in Australia so never mind.
EDIT: Just remembered that the game will end up being RC in Australia so never mind.
Pre ordering shouldn't mean you have to pay for the whole game up front, usually just a £1 or 2 to secure a copy (not sure where you are, but that is how it works in Game and Gamestation in the UK)
And, yes I have pre ordered but as may of the PP's have said only if I am sure the game is going to be really awesome.
And, yes I have pre ordered but as may of the PP's have said only if I am sure the game is going to be really awesome.
I preordered: Halo Wars, ODST, Red Facction: Guerilla, Bioshock 2: Rapture Edition and if I can be bothered to get it; Bayonetta: Climax Edition.
i don't pre-order games, i just wait intill the game comes out. And even then i wait 'til my friends buy it to see if its good or not.
I know that I should sometimes, but I just can't get myself to do it! I prefer a proper review of it before I buy.
Whats with the "I love pie" alternative? All we learned is that 5.7% of the people that voted are the kind that makes my head spin!
Whats with the "I love pie" alternative? All we learned is that 5.7% of the people that voted are the kind that makes my head spin!
Only if it's a definitely going to be released.
The night San Andreas came out, I didn't pre-order. Well, long story short, we went to 3 separate towns in order to find a Gamestop that would let us purchase on the night of release, but not have a pre-order.
We eventually found it: A walmart, not a day over 1, stocked with asshat teenagers riding shopping carts outside, and old women, stocking up on apple pies. Life Was good. I went in, grabbed the treasure, and did three consecutive backflips* over the counter on my way out of the door. I rode off valiantly into the sunset, my 2004 Corolla purring, bravely, as we arrived home.
As for times I HAVE preordered... Well... Fallout 3 and Uncharted 2. Those were relatively normal in comparison.
[sub]*Fell flat on my face[/sub]
The night San Andreas came out, I didn't pre-order. Well, long story short, we went to 3 separate towns in order to find a Gamestop that would let us purchase on the night of release, but not have a pre-order.
We eventually found it: A walmart, not a day over 1, stocked with asshat teenagers riding shopping carts outside, and old women, stocking up on apple pies. Life Was good. I went in, grabbed the treasure, and did three consecutive backflips* over the counter on my way out of the door. I rode off valiantly into the sunset, my 2004 Corolla purring, bravely, as we arrived home.
As for times I HAVE preordered... Well... Fallout 3 and Uncharted 2. Those were relatively normal in comparison.
[sub]*Fell flat on my face[/sub]
I've only ever pre-ordered 2 games, simultaneously, and I was super-hyped about both of them - Red Faction: Guerrilla and Batman: Arkham Asylum. Imagine my agony when both of the title's PC release dates kept getting pushed back for no discernible reason! In the end they both arrived on the same day so I guess that was a plus... kind of.