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I'm going to go ahead and post this knowing full-well that I'm opening myself up to the most vile, most needlessly-angry attacks from the nerd herd. This is obviously a free country, and I'm not going to sit here and tell you how you should (or shouldn't) spend your money; do what you like! FREEDOM, AMIRIGHT?!? That's why we went to war over 9/11, you guys!
Now that I've gotten the preamble out of the way, here we go: maybe we should think twice about pre-ordering video games. *cringes* *tomato hits face*
I'm hardly the first person to say this; if you like the readin', here are some links:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/12/30/do-not-pre-order-halo-5-guardians-9-months-early/
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/804186-halo-the-master-chief-collection/70740836
http://kotaku.com/5909105/stop-preordering-video-games-please
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/18/editorial-lets-not-pre-order-games-any-more-eh/
http://www.canada.com/need+stop+ordering+video+games/10690632/story.html
I've typically pre-ordered most of my games, usually suckered in by the FS/BB E3 Pre-order sales. I managed to avoid the Driveclub/MCC debacles (MCC only by virtue of my lack of an XBone...), but got bitten hard by the ACU gong show, and by Destiny --- Destiny has somehow managed to avoid most of the bad press, thanks to how massively DC/MCC/ACU failed, but absolutely deserves to be lumped in. The launch day bugs may not have been as catastrophic as DC/ACU/MCC, but it's clearly a rush job of the highest order, laughably lacking in content (with Bungie having the audacity to turn a round and charge $20 for an even more pathetic amount of "content"). Sorry, video game industry, I'm out; I won't be pre-ordering games any more. The industry's lack of respect for their customers is, quite frankly, insulting. As consumers, our only power is in choosing not to purchase; the industry will keep pushing the line further and further back for as long as we happily chow down on whatever garbage they shovel onto our plates...
Realistically, not pre-ordering games won't effect me at all; my backlog is so huge at this point, that I can easily wait until a title hits the $30 mark before buying. Maybe I'll just wait for the inevitable GOTY edition that includes all of the bullshit pre-order "bonuses" and DLC!
/rant
Again, I'm not telling you guys what to do; I know that a lone post on CAG won't change anyone's mind (especially when there are COOL, PALETTE-SWAPPED COSTUMES AVAILABLE WHEN YOU PRE-ORDER!!!!!). I guess I'm just hoping that a few of you will at least think twice before pre-ordering.
Anyway, internets, it's time for you to do what you best. LET THE HATE-FILLED VITRIOL SPEW FORTH!
Now that I've gotten the preamble out of the way, here we go: maybe we should think twice about pre-ordering video games. *cringes* *tomato hits face*
I'm hardly the first person to say this; if you like the readin', here are some links:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/12/30/do-not-pre-order-halo-5-guardians-9-months-early/
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/804186-halo-the-master-chief-collection/70740836
http://kotaku.com/5909105/stop-preordering-video-games-please
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/18/editorial-lets-not-pre-order-games-any-more-eh/
http://www.canada.com/need+stop+ordering+video+games/10690632/story.html
I've typically pre-ordered most of my games, usually suckered in by the FS/BB E3 Pre-order sales. I managed to avoid the Driveclub/MCC debacles (MCC only by virtue of my lack of an XBone...), but got bitten hard by the ACU gong show, and by Destiny --- Destiny has somehow managed to avoid most of the bad press, thanks to how massively DC/MCC/ACU failed, but absolutely deserves to be lumped in. The launch day bugs may not have been as catastrophic as DC/ACU/MCC, but it's clearly a rush job of the highest order, laughably lacking in content (with Bungie having the audacity to turn a round and charge $20 for an even more pathetic amount of "content"). Sorry, video game industry, I'm out; I won't be pre-ordering games any more. The industry's lack of respect for their customers is, quite frankly, insulting. As consumers, our only power is in choosing not to purchase; the industry will keep pushing the line further and further back for as long as we happily chow down on whatever garbage they shovel onto our plates...
Realistically, not pre-ordering games won't effect me at all; my backlog is so huge at this point, that I can easily wait until a title hits the $30 mark before buying. Maybe I'll just wait for the inevitable GOTY edition that includes all of the bullshit pre-order "bonuses" and DLC!
/rant
Again, I'm not telling you guys what to do; I know that a lone post on CAG won't change anyone's mind (especially when there are COOL, PALETTE-SWAPPED COSTUMES AVAILABLE WHEN YOU PRE-ORDER!!!!!). I guess I'm just hoping that a few of you will at least think twice before pre-ordering.
Anyway, internets, it's time for you to do what you best. LET THE HATE-FILLED VITRIOL SPEW FORTH!