Comment on Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI will officially begin on June 25
AnitaAmandaHuginskis@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Here we go again with the preorders for digitally downloaded games. Why, why have we not learnt from all the botched AAA game launches?
Preorders for AAA games made sense when supply was scarce, demand high, and games pretty much working at launch day.
This is not the timeline we live in anymore.
I think publishers realized this a while ago which is why pre orders usually come with a free skin, or early access, or something like that.
Don’t get me wrong, I still think pre ordering a digital item is stupid as hell, but there are definitely people in the boat of “I’m 100% going to buy it no matter what, and this gets me the game a week early” - so for them it makes sense.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
But what if the bytes run out? What then?
I buy physical anyway, and have never had an issue just going into a shop and picking up a game on day one.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That ws when preordering made sense, there were queues andcould sell out.