No idea why you'd pre-order this. The sensible route is to get a trial of Game Pass (or a free month doing Microsoft Rewards) and try it out. If you like it, either buy it or continue with your Game Pass subscription.
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
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No way am I going to pre-order a game in this era of half baked releases and especially not a game from Bethesda which is as well known for their rampant bugs as their compelling gameplay
It's gonna be on gamepass there is 0 reason to preorder. People be tripping
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Do not preorder ffs...
It's an extremely common take here that preordering a game is ridiculous! I agree. I wonder if that attitude can be correlated with whatever tendency it is to use tech like the fediverse.
$70, I guess this is the world we live in now. Can't wait for the next price hike!
I guess I'll become a PatientGamer™
Back when I was young, most games cost around $50. But back then they were 1/100th the size and complexity they are now, had absolutely no post-launch support whatsoever, and and even “AAA” titles used pixel art. They didn’t even have voice acting.
If I adjust for inflation alone, no other factors, a $50 game from back then would be $91 today.
I’m not happy about the price increase, but I certainly understand it and can’t really blame anyone for it. Frankly, I’m surprised this didn’t happen many years ago.
Personally, I’ve been a patient gamer for a while - welcome! It’s great here.
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TFW you're broke and $70 is the norm for AAA games now. As much as I want to get this on Steam so I can have all the games in one account, it's looking like I have no choice but just play it on the XBOX game pass when it comes out. Living the PH, it's 3 USD a month here.
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I officially hate everyone who preorders digital games. There is absolutely no justification for it. If you preorder, youre the reason modern gaming sucks.
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As hyped as I am - never preorder!
We're building a Starfield community over at [email protected] if anyone wants to join.
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I've been buying Bethesda RPGs without waiting for reviews since 2007. They've all had their rough spots but not a single one has disappointed me. Despite their issues I put hundreds of hours into each one and enjoyed them all. I see no reason to think this won't be the same, and have no problem betting $70 on it. I pre-ordered last night on Xbox.
Despite their issues I put hundreds of hours into each one and enjoyed them all. I see no reason to think this won’t be the same, and have no problem betting $70 on it.
Really the issue here is that there are very few reasons to hand a company your money before they are prepared to deliver you a product. There are even fewer reasons when the product is most likely going to be purchased and delivered digitally, since there is zero chance the product will be sold out. When a game is being developed by Microsoft-owned Bethesda, they don't need preorder money to finish the game.
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Preodering a Bethesda title... 😬 Whatever, it doesn't affect me in the end.
When will you learn!? That your actions have consequences!
Well that's disappointing. As excited as I am, I actually recall the distant events of this year....no preordering.
Stuff like this is the reason game companies continue to release unfinished games, they're breaking even before they even release. Stop pre-ordering games people!
I don't really get the pre-order game market. Tired it once and turned out to be a complete disaster. The game was Batman Arkham Knight. That game should have been a crime to sell in that condition.
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I don't really get how people's problem with Bethesda is bugs and glitches, which are completely solvable, and not the writing that makes you want to remove some brain tissue from your skull so that it doesn't bother you that much
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pre-ordering is bad mmmkay
I just looked at the local price and yikes! No way I'm pre-ordering this.
I can pre-order almost 4 copies of Cities Skylines 2 for that price. Not to mention I have to pay almost 80% in taxes on top of it. And at least with CS2, I know what I'm getting into.
EA and CAPCOM have also gone nuts with their prices in my country.
I guess there isn't much risk be cause with Bethesda you always know exactly what a broken mess you're preordering?
But don't go cry to YouTube if it's even worse than you thought.
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Why would anyone pre order a digital game?
It really depends on where you live.
In my country, inflation is running amok, and you're better off paying today because publishers/developers on Steam change their prices constantly to keep up with the local mayhem. And this year we have presidential elections, so who knows what things will look like in September...
(Personally, while I was looking forward to this one, I think they have gone too far with the local price, so I won't pre-order. And here I thought CS2 was too expensive!)