To be fair on ‘what happened’, games would occasionally run out of stock early at launch and pre-ordering would guarantee you a copy.
It’s not really an issue now with everything being digital.
Every purchase you make increases the disparity in wealth.
Heck, games cost $70 now “just because.” They were already profitable before, now they’re even more profitable now.
Don’t support making rich people richer at your own expense.
Stop buying single player games.
Don’t support the disparity in wealth.
To be fair on ‘what happened’, games would occasionally run out of stock early at launch and pre-ordering would guarantee you a copy.
It’s not really an issue now with everything being digital.