I love this advice for 99% of games, but I pre-ordered Baldur's Gate III around three years ago now and have been able to play Early Access as a result.
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Same here, but we got to get a demo of the game essentially. So excited for it to release.
In my oponion the two recent Steam Demofests have been a breath of fresh air for the gaming world and might be the first good thing in a long time to happen in gaming. Since the early 2000s demos grew mainly out of fashion and have been replaced by Early Access™ and consumer friendly refund policies. If a game had a Demo it was often out of date and a subpar representation of a game. But with definitve events like Demofest, developers have the opportunity to show of their goods through free and up to date Demos without the fear of piracy or location constraints of gaming conventions. If some Indie Dev shows me that the game is 90% done and the release is with a reasonable time, I surley can spend 20$ to help polish out the last flaws before release. Indie developers are often ride or die with their games and could use the income as early as possible.
Ironically the last games I preorded where AAA games. Resident Evil 2 and 4 Remakes, both of which had extensive Demos. I played them and immediately thought "Yep, this is it, that's worth $60."
Demos are an effective marketing tool and can fully justify a preorder.
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I recall pre-ordering EA's Battlefront back then. I only played it for 4 hours at most. Should have pirated it.
I preorder physical stuff only, especially titles which are going to be in limited quantities due to low interest and number of copy printed.
Where I preorder still has a 7 day return policy as well so if it’s seriously bad or broken like Cyberpunk 2077 then I can just return and get my money back.
Don’t normally do digital preorders since it’s hard to cancel it and usually no point.
What about pre-ordering for pickup? That way you have a guaranteed copy, but don't have to put anything down.
I started waiting for like a year after release. I don't have as much time to play anymore.
Preordering is 100% why the last console gen was full of half-assed releases. It has to stop.