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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Bethesda (ie Howard himself) offered physical objects with the 76 preorders. One was a canvas bag. They didn’t send them to anyone. Then they eventually relented and shipped nylon bags.

For Starfield they’re promising a free watch. I’m excited to see what the shit show will be with that one.

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They did sort out the canvas bag, I have one. A bit off there, the nylon bag came with the Power Armour edition. It did take a long time for them to be made and shipped out. Unlike other game companies who didn’t rectify premium editions.

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