Poll: Pre-ordering games-do you do it?

[stabnex]

PIE!

OT: Pre-ordering is bad. Pre-orders never actually get you a game on the release date. Pre-orders leave you with nothing to play. Pre-orders give your money to people as they developing it and if they don't receive enough pre-orders for your console of choice they begin removing shit from it to stick it to you. Pre-orders also encourage bad games to make sequels before the first bad game has had the chance for the public to come to terms with that fact.

And finally pre-orders make horrible game designers rich before they even deserve it.

Buy pre-owned just so they don't get any of your money. But don't buy from GameStop because they don't repair used games.

 

[Wilbot666]

I'll generally pre-order stuff I'm excited about for my PS3, but usually only if they come with something cool.
My Alex Mercer figurine terrorizes my missus' Hello Kitty toys on the shelf. Some of the better one's I've bought would be the GTA4 Deluxe edition with the lockbox etc and the Arkham Asylum kit with shitty plastic Batarang.

 

[RanD00M]

I never have.Because of two reasons.

Reason #1.I´m not even sure that video-game stores here offer a pre-order on games.

Reason #2.I would pre-order off steam if i had a credit card.Which i don´t.

 

[jboking]

I pre-ordered Metal Gear Solid 4. That's the only game I've ever pre-ordered and not that I had a bad experience with it, but I don't plan on doing it again. I hate the feeling that I don't know if the game is going to tank or not. With MGS4 it didn't matter if it tanked, it was MGS4.

 

[StigmataDiaboli]

Im pre-ordering Bayonetta because the place im getting it from gives you her gun replica free with it.

 

[Rayansaki]

By rule, I don't preorder games, but there are some extreme exceptions where I couldn't not do it... 3 in 10 years of gaming

The Orange Box
The Wrath of the Lich King
Assassin's creed 2

Also:
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/gaming-s-oldest-preorder-may-go-unfulfilled/1312328

 

[Plinglebob]

I rarely do after Game screwed up my Wii pre-order. Also, if theres a game I really want (which is rare nowadays) I can get a better deal by going to the local Tesco at midnight or before work on release day and sweet talk one of the night staff to sell me a copy.

 

[slipknot4]

Why wouldn't it be worth it? I get discounts, and I get bonus items for doing it. If Although you should always have some backup games.

Could not have said it better myself...
Although the pre order bonuses for Borderlands was just rude

 

[mr.aravaro]

the only game I ever preordered was l4d2 and I don't regret it.

 

[ZeroDotZero]

I pre-ordered Uncharted 2.

I also currently have a pre-order for the Bioshock 2 Special Edition.

 

[Keepitclean]

I pre-ordered halo 3, I have never pre-ordered since. So many ganms that hype you up turn out to be nothing too special so I wait for reviews and things. but most importantly I borrow from my friends alot becuase they seem to have this thing about spending money that I don't.

I dunno, I am a very picky buyer. Thats why I am having troublr grtting a new mp3 player. any suggestions anyone?

I don't pre-order games anymore.

 

[ninjapenguin981]

Pre-order games are usually about £10-£15 cheaper so yeah.

 

[Legion]

In the UK you don't pay for a pre-order, you're just reserving a copy. So it's always worth it because if you change your mind you can simply cancel it without losing any money.

There should be an option for buying online, I pre-order most games online, so they simply turn up with the morning post on release day.

Exactly.

I can pre-order and if I change my mind then I can cancel any time before it's shipped with no loss.

For anyone who works or doesn't live in a town or near one with a gaming store (yes to both for me) it's an excellent idea as it means when I get home from work the game will be there when I get home and I don't have to make a trip out to get the thing before playing it.

 

[BENZOOKA]

I never pre-order games. Couple times I've only though about pre-ordering the one's I, for some reason, happen to be extremely interested before-hand. That doesn't happen too often.

 

[Jammerz]

I only pre-order games when they look like a huge success so I will be able to get it the day it's released and thank you, you reminded me to pre-order M.A.G.

 

[revjay]

I used to pre-order a lot of stuff but anymore it's pretty rare. bioshock 2 is pretty much my pre-order list for 2010 so far. I was going to get gow 3 and/or dante's inferno but finally decided to just rent em.

Fallout: vegas? that'll be pre-ordered too as soon as the collectors edition is offered and I hope like hell they give more bobble heads, of all my ce or pre-order tat it is the only thing still on my desk and not shoved into a closet.

 

[minispike47]

I pre-order if I really want the game and I don't care if I risk it being rubbish. For example I pre-ordered assassins creed II becuase I loved the first one and after looking online, I knew that I wanted to get it ASAP. I have regretted pre-ordering however, LOTR conquest looked OK when I looked at some coverage online, when I got it, it turned out be a waste of £40.

 

[RadioActiveChimp]

i've always liked the gamestop near my house, so i like to help them out

 

[Volafortis]

Mass Effect 2 is one of the few games I've ever pre-ordered.