Is Pre-ordering games really the biggest harm we can do to the Industry?

[kenjigreat]

I see this come up a lot of I find it quite fascinating. 

Everytime an unoptimized game (Assassin's Creed : Unity) is brought up , or a game that was released as a buggy mess (Halo : Master Chief Collection). There will always be a group of people saying , if you stopped preordering games none of this would have happened.

 

 

Whether this opinion is right or wrong , I know many people who support this opinion would say there is absolutely no reason to preorder games , since well you can get the game digitally and never have to worry about stock.

 

 

That is true , I mean digital distribution at least on the PC gaming side of things is so ubiquitous that preordering is not necessary , although sometimes preordering can be good.(I don't mean this in a good way) 

 

 

I'm the type of guy that loves to play a game Day one, I hate spoilers so experiencing the game without the collective internet possibly spoiling anything for me is essential.

 

 

If a game has a developer I trust (Naughty Dog) , this list is dying out so I might never preorder games later in my life. But as someone that games on both Console and PC , I like shiny things , the benefit of consoles is that you often get collector's edition. If you didn't preorder the Witcher 3 's Collector's Edition chances are you won't get a chance to get it , even worse Metal Gear Solid V on PC doesn't even have a Collector's Edition.

 

 

The real caveat though is the developer's ability to change the price. One good instance is what we can see from the steam sale, Rockstar Essentially made Grand Theft Auto V cost the same even during the sale.

 

 

Some Developers also jack up the price of the game after launch - this happened to Dead or Alive 5 on PC. Immediately after the game launched , the price increased by 5$.

 

 

Right now the price of Batman: Arkham Knight is 81$ for me including the season pass. Which is roughly about $60 USD. It will increase to $70 USD on after it Launches.

 

 

Paying extra just because I didn't preorder feels like I am giving the company more money for the game I would have picked up on Day 1 anyways.

 

 

I feel suckered in but I really have no choice sometimes.What are your thoughts on Preordering ? 

 

Sorry for Wall of Text , TL:DR , I feel that sometimes its dumber not to preorder(Not in a good way), What are your thoughts on Preordering.

[ZetZet]

No. Early access is the biggest harm. Pre-ordering is the second biggest.

[kenjigreat]

No. Early access is the biggest harm. Pre-ordering is the second biggest.

 

I know my post is extremely long but over the course of lets say the 10 games I buy per year I save about 70-80$ sometimes by preordering.

[ZetZet]

I know my post is extremely long but over the course of lets say the 10 games I buy per year I save about 70-80$ sometimes by preordering.

Or you could wait one week and get all your games at half the price and save 200$.

[kenjigreat]

Or you could wait one week and get all your games at half the price and save 200$.

You mean I can save money on Collector's Edition by waiting a week.

 

LOL , http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XWitcher+3+collector%27s+edition.TRS0&_nkw=Witcher+3+collector%27s+edition&_sacat=0

 

This is Ebay , It cost 50$USD more to get the CE of Witcher 3 and no my country doesn't import it so I had to Preorder one from gamestop.

 

Did I also not mention Publishers doing shady shit like Rockstar making Grand Theft Auto V costing essentially the same during the 'sale'.

[Ertman]

Pre-ordering does almost nothing.

If you have a problem paying full retail price, then pre-order or wait until the price drops.

[ZetZet]

You mean I can save money on Collector's Edition by waiting a week.

 

LOL , http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XWitcher+3+collector%27s+edition.TRS0&_nkw=Witcher+3+collector%27s+edition&_sacat=0

 

This is Ebay , It cost 50$USD more to get the CE of Witcher 3 and no my country doesn't import it so I had to Preorder one from gamestop.

 

Did I also not mention Publishers doing shady shit like Rockstar making Grand Theft Auto V costing essentially the same during the 'sale'.

collectors edition is just a big waste anyway so if you are buying that you shouldn't be concerned about saving money.

[ShadowCaptain]

SNIP

 

You are missing the biggest problem with pre-orders, and that is the world of pre-order bonuses, for example Mortal Combat X, one of the characters was only available if you pre-ordered the game.. that is genuinly a part of the game you are restricting regular customers from acessing

 

the maximum I think is fair for a bonus is a plastic figurine, or a downloadable skin to show off, but locking off actual content is becoming increasingly common, and it HAS To stop

 

Also pre-ordering to get DLC etc, and day one DLC is bullshit too

 

Basically, pre-ordering offers no specific benefit, if it was just for discount, fair enough, I can understand that, but for other parts of pre-ordering I do not agree with rewarding people for ordering your game early

 

If you want to release a collectors edition with a plastic figure, speical art book etc - fair enough you are selling extra products to the customers, but the game content should be the same for both people

[kenjigreat]

You are missing the biggest problem with pre-orders, and that is the world of pre-order bonuses, for example Mortal Combat X, one of the characters was only available if you pre-ordered the game.. that is genuinly a part of the game you are restricting regular customers from acessing

 

the maximum I think is fair for a bonus is a plastic figurine, or a downloadable skin to show off, but locking off actual content is becoming increasingly common, and it HAS To stop

 

Also pre-ordering to get DLC etc, and day one DLC is bullshit too

 

Basically, pre-ordering offers no specific benefit, if it was just for discount, fair enough, I can understand that, but for other parts of pre-ordering I do not agree with rewarding people for ordering your game early

 

If you want to release a collectors edition with a plastic figure, speical art book etc - fair enough you are selling extra products to the customers, but the game content should be the same for both people

 

I agree with the whole Pre-order DLC  bullshit , it really rubs me the wrong way.

I'm just curious at the notion of how many people recently seem to associate the problems of modern gaming with pre-ordering.

[Foxxer]

Not only that, I remember a shop would sell you GTA altho it is banned here, for more money before the initial release date, yes you won't be able to join online. 

[leelaa14]

The harm is already done.
Forget about the industry and buy and play the games you like and love.
Forget about what every tom dick and harry says about all this nonsense.

[FaZe Booce]

The one reason I hated gamestop when I was a console pleb. All the employees did was ask me if I wanted to pre order this or get dlc for that.