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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 [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I mentioned that to another person, Steam Next Fest was great this year, I got to try out a bunch of awesome games. But like if we're talking triple A, or even just games on consoles demos are just a resource sink for a lot of these companies and don't exist. When there's a demo there's usually a lot of marketing push behind it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly it’s been more incentive for me to move away from the AAA stuff and lean way more indie. They have demos, deep sales, and they make an effort to engage with the community. It is a bummer the lack of demos available on consoles though.