Soapbox: You Should Stop Pre-Ordering Games

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Soapbox: You Should Stop Pre-Ordering Games

Added: 29.04.2015 13:17 | 6 views | 0 comments

Push Square: "We've got a problem, readers and it pertains to pre-ordering games. I never used to be opposed to this practice: I'd happily drop a fiver at my local GAME on titles that I was looking forward to, and would waltz home happily with a receipt and a pre-order pack the DVD that came with Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriots being a particular highlight. But this was at a time when registering your interest in a release came after months of reveals; I'd read all of the previews, pored over the pre-release screenshots, and soaked up as much gameplay footage as I could when I dropped my deposit on Konami's tactical espionage escapade and I walked away with a little trinket for my troubles. Less than a decade later, things aren't quite as innocent anymore."