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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So… Do not preorder?

utopianrevolt
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Not sure how you got that from that message, there’s some games that would definitely qualify under this flow chart.

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FFXVI would pass, Spider-Man 2

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Fail at the first step. Both are being produced in the millions, not hard to find.

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To be fair I wait until after release to pick-up titles, will get FFXVI this weekend. Such a small cost, the risk is fine vs people spending thousands on other hobbies.

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FF16 was the first game I preordered in over a decade, and even then I only preordered it after I played the free demo and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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