5 Reminders NOT to Pre-Order Games This Year
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Pre-ordering video games used to mean securing your disc at a retailer before they sold out on launch night. Now it means paying full price (or more) for a p...

Honestly, if the idea of no trials don’t bother you, there are plenty more reminders why YOU shouldn’t preorder.

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The exception to this is GOG – They, and publishers/developers that release on their store, should be supported whenever possible.

Not perfect, but miles above the alternatives.

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Shoutout to the game devs selling on itch.io too!

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I stopped buying from there once I got a steam deck. If they had a native client I’d go right back to the majority of my purchases from there

Yes I’ve done heroic or bottles or whatever. Not worth it

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