Board 8 > Can someone explain me why they pre order games?

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Safer_777 01/31/20 11:20:55 AM #1:	After the Warcraft 3 fiasco I wonder. I mean what you are afraid that the game will run out? Yeah you want to have the game 1st day. Then you can: 1)Go to a store and buy it the day it comes out. 2)Download it the day it comes out. Seriously. Why pre order? And if you say sometimes there are extra things then a better reason to NOT do it. So I buy the game 1st day and I pay the same money as you BUT because you pre order it you get some items? Why? Pre order are bad too because companies want the hype. They say hey this game is hot and it isn't even out yet! Don't you want to get this hot game? No. They should wait and see how the sales are in the first week. Nothing more. Remember the fiasco with Deus Ex and the Pre Order Tiers? Oh and also some companies don't even allow refunds if you decide that in the end the game wasn't for you! So yeah I don't get it. --- So why we exist? What happens when we stop existing? <cite>Safer_777 posted [p:933734433] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>After the Warcraft 3 fiasco I wonder. I mean what you are afraid that the game will run out? Yeah you want to have the game 1st day. Then you can: 1)Go to a store and buy it the day it comes out. 2)Download it the day it comes out. Seriously. Why pre order? And if you say sometimes there are extra things then a better reason to NOT do it. So I buy the game 1st day and I pay the same money as you BUT because you pre order it you get some items? Why? Pre order are bad too because companies want the hype. They say hey this game is hot and it isn't even out yet! Don't you want to get this hot game? No. They should wait and see how the sales are in the first week. Nothing more. Remember the fiasco with Deus Ex and the Pre Order Tiers? Oh and also some companies don't even allow refunds if you decide that in the end the game wasn't for you! So yeah I don't get it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeonhartFour 01/31/20 11:23:16 AM #2:	I mean, I want the extra things. And I don't want to go to a store to buy it, and I don't want it digitally. I want Amazon to bring a physical copy to my house on the day it comes out. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:933734523] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>I mean, I want the extra things. And I don't want to go to a store to buy it, and I don't want it digitally. I want Amazon to bring a physical copy to my house on the day it comes out. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
azuarc 01/31/20 11:27:43 AM #3:	I've long wondered the same thing. I think I even started a thread before, and the answer was unilaterally "we want the preorder bonuses." IMO, that's usually a pretty silly reason. If pre-ordering came with a discount, that might be sensible to me, or if it was a game likely to be unavailable physically back when physical copies were the thing. As-is, I never pre-order. Then again, I never buy a game at $60 any more, either, preferring to wait at least two years for the price to drop, so my position has to be pretty alien to the people who pre-order. --- VGMC13 champion: Ar Nosurge - Class::EXSPHERE_NOSURGE; <cite>azuarc posted [p:933734704] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>I've long wondered the same thing. I think I even started a thread before, and the answer was unilaterally "we want the preorder bonuses." IMO, that's usually a pretty silly reason. If pre-ordering came with a discount, that might be sensible to me, or if it was a game likely to be unavailable physically back when physical copies were the thing. As-is, I never pre-order. Then again, I never buy a game at $60 any more, either, preferring to wait at least two years for the price to drop, so my position has to be pretty alien to the people who pre-order. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeonhartFour 01/31/20 11:28:47 AM #4:	azuarc posted... If pre-ordering came with a discount, that might be sensible to me This was the case until fairly recently! --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:933734739] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>azuarc posted... </cite> <quote>If pre-ordering came with a discount, that might be sensible to me</quote> This was the case until fairly recently! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HashtagSEP 01/31/20 11:30:38 AM #5:	I'm not sure how "pre-order bonuses" is a silly answer. If I know I want the game at launch, why would I not just pre-order it and get free stuff? It doesn't cost me anything extra. And then, as Leon said, there are often perks like getting it delivered to my door on release day, and Amazon gives bonus credit on certain games, and so on. --- #SEP #Awesome #Excellent #Greatness #SteveNash #VitaminWater #SmellingLikeTheVault #Pigeon #Sexy #ActuallyAVeryIntelligentVelociraptor #Heel #CoolSpot #EndOfSig <cite>HashtagSEP posted [p:933734816] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>I'm not sure how "pre-order bonuses" is a silly answer. If I know I want the game at launch, why would I not just pre-order it and get free stuff? It doesn't cost me anything extra. And then, as Leon said, there are often perks like getting it delivered to my door on release day, and Amazon gives bonus credit on certain games, and so on. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MZero11 01/31/20 11:33:11 AM #6:	Safer_777 posted... After the Warcraft 3 fiasco I wonder. I mean what you are afraid that the game will run out? Yeah you want to have the game 1st day. Then you can: 1)Go to a store and buy it the day it comes out. Why would I go to the store when I can have it delivered to my house That said I only pre-order games I would buy day 1 anyway, and if I'm buying it day 1, why is pre-ordering it any worse? Safer_777 posted... And if you say sometimes there are extra things then a better reason to NOT do it. ...what? This makes no sense >_> --- MZero, to the extreme I'm a cheater at videogames - ertyu <cite>MZero11 posted [p:933734927] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>Safer_777 posted... </cite> <quote>After the Warcraft 3 fiasco I wonder. I mean what you are afraid that the game will run out? Yeah you want to have the game 1st day. Then you can: 1)Go to a store and buy it the day it comes out.</quote> Why would I go to the store when I can have it delivered to my house That said I only pre-order games I would buy day 1 anyway, and if I'm buying it day 1, why is pre-ordering it any worse? Safer_777 posted... </cite> <quote>And if you say sometimes there are extra things then a better reason to NOT do it.</quote> ...what? This makes no sense >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MoogleKupo141 01/31/20 11:33:20 AM #7:	So I buy the game 1st day and I pay the same money as you BUT because you pre order it you get some items? Why? because I pre ordered it seems pretty self explanatory --- For your BK_Sheikah00. At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza <cite>MoogleKupo141 posted [p:933734936] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote><quote> So I buy the game 1st day and I pay the same money as you BUT because you pre order it you get some items? Why? </quote> because I pre ordered it seems pretty self explanatory</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HashtagSEP 01/31/20 11:34:14 AM #8:	MZero11 posted... ...what? This makes no sense >_> I think his argument is that it's unfair to him since he doesn't get anything for buying it D1 and not pre-ordering, but I think the easy counter is... If you're going to buy it D1, why wouldn't you just pre-order? --- #SEP #Awesome #Excellent #Greatness #SteveNash #VitaminWater #SmellingLikeTheVault #Pigeon #Sexy #ActuallyAVeryIntelligentVelociraptor #Heel #CoolSpot #EndOfSig <cite>HashtagSEP posted [p:933734977] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>MZero11 posted... </cite> <quote>...what? This makes no sense >_></quote> I think his argument is that it's unfair to him since he doesn't get anything for buying it D1 and not pre-ordering, but I think the easy counter is... If you're going to buy it D1, why wouldn't you just pre-order? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
azuarc 01/31/20 11:34:53 AM #9:	LeonhartFour posted... This was the case until fairly recently! Maybe this just shows how much I don't focus on buying games when they're brand new, but I've seldom if ever heard of a game having a discount for preorder. Honestly, I'd rather get my discount by post-ordering it by a good margin, with the comfort of knowing that any bugs have already been ironed out and, if I should need them, guides are available. --- VGMC13 champion: Ar Nosurge - Class::EXSPHERE_NOSURGE; <cite>azuarc posted [p:933735004] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>LeonhartFour posted... </cite> <quote>This was the case until fairly recently!</quote> Maybe this just shows how much I don't focus on buying games when they're brand new, but I've seldom if ever heard of a game having a discount for preorder. Honestly, I'd rather get my discount by post-ordering it by a good margin, with the comfort of knowing that any bugs have already been ironed out and, if I should need them, guides are available. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MoogleKupo141 01/31/20 11:35:20 AM #10:	he bought it day 1, but hypothetical preorderer bought it day -30 or something --- For your BK_Sheikah00. At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza <cite>MoogleKupo141 posted [p:933735020] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>he bought it day 1, but hypothetical preorderer bought it day -30 or something</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Safer_777 01/31/20 11:35:50 AM #11:	If there was a discount then I would pre order myself too to tell the truth. --- So why we exist? What happens when we stop existing? <cite>Safer_777 posted [p:933735048] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>If there was a discount then I would pre order myself too to tell the truth. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HashtagSEP 01/31/20 11:36:21 AM #12:	azuarc posted... Maybe this just shows how much I don't focus on buying games when they're brand new, but I've seldom if ever heard of a game having a discount for preorder. Honestly, I'd rather get my discount by post-ordering it by a good margin, with the comfort of knowing that any bugs have already been ironed out and, if I should need them, guides are available. Amazon used to give a... 20%? discount on all pre-orders. Now they only do it on certain ones, and it's a credit instead of a discount. --- #SEP #Awesome #Excellent #Greatness #SteveNash #VitaminWater #SmellingLikeTheVault #Pigeon #Sexy #ActuallyAVeryIntelligentVelociraptor #Heel #CoolSpot #EndOfSig <cite>HashtagSEP posted [p:933735069] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>azuarc posted... </cite> <quote>Maybe this just shows how much I don't focus on buying games when they're brand new, but I've seldom if ever heard of a game having a discount for preorder. Honestly, I'd rather get my discount by post-ordering it by a good margin, with the comfort of knowing that any bugs have already been ironed out and, if I should need them, guides are available.</quote> Amazon used to give a... 20%? discount on all pre-orders. Now they only do it on certain ones, and it's a credit instead of a discount. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 01/31/20 11:36:45 AM #13:	Free stuff Costs less sometimes I'm gonna buy it anyway --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:933735094] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>Free stuff Costs less sometimes I'm gonna buy it anyway </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dancedreamer 01/31/20 11:36:56 AM #14:	They want it the day it comes out? --- This isn't funny Dean, the voice says I'm almost out of minutes! ~Alexandra <cite>Dancedreamer posted [p:933735103] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>They want it the day it comes out? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Punnyz 01/31/20 11:39:38 AM #15:	To make sure they have a copy waiting for them --- https://imgur.com/qBpLe47 https://imgur.com/25MHSn1 <cite>Punnyz posted [p:933735219] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>To make sure they have a copy waiting for them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grimlyn 01/31/20 11:42:13 AM #16:	FFDragon posted... Free stuff Costs less sometimes I'm gonna buy it anyway --- https://gmun.moe/ffcc GuessMyUserName's account's very own account! <cite>Grimlyn posted [p:933735324] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>FFDragon posted... </cite> <quote>Free stuff Costs less sometimes I'm gonna buy it anyway</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/31/20 12:41:02 PM #17:	I'll be enjoying my Cloud on a motorcycle statue with my FF7 Remake thanks to preorders --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:933737825] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>I'll be enjoying my Cloud on a motorcycle statue with my FF7 Remake thanks to preorders </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iiicon 01/31/20 12:45:37 PM #18:	FFDragon posted... Free stuff Costs less sometimes I'm gonna buy it anyway + can refund it if things go wrong --- ICON: Kiwami means extreme. <cite>iiicon posted [p:933738017] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>FFDragon posted... </cite> <quote>Free stuff Costs less sometimes I'm gonna buy it anyway</quote>+ can refund it if things go wrong </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HaRRicH 01/31/20 12:52:32 PM #19:	Duke Nukem Forever burnt me so bad on preorders, but if there's a discount I still might sometimes. --- O P E R A T I O N O U S T : Nominate SHEIK! https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/ssb/images/0/0d/Sheik-Victory3-SSB4.png <cite>HaRRicH posted [p:933738308] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>Duke Nukem Forever burnt me so bad on preorders, but if there's a discount I still might sometimes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/31/20 12:52:56 PM #20:	HaRRicH posted... Duke Nukem Forever burnt me so bad on preorders, but if there's a discount I still might sometimes. but the statue it came with was so cool --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:933738329] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>HaRRicH posted... </cite> <quote>Duke Nukem Forever burnt me so bad on preorders, but if there's a discount I still might sometimes.</quote>but the statue it came with was so cool </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeonhartFour 01/31/20 12:56:31 PM #21:	HaRRicH posted... Duke Nukem Forever burnt me so bad on preorders, but if there's a discount I still might sometimes. I mean the moral of the story here is don't pre-order bad games --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:933738480] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>HaRRicH posted... </cite> <quote>Duke Nukem Forever burnt me so bad on preorders, but if there's a discount I still might sometimes.</quote> I mean the moral of the story here is don't pre-order bad games </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
swirIdude 01/31/20 12:57:56 PM #22:	The only reason to preorder is if you want it Day 1 and are willing to possibly put up with an inferior, unfinished product. If you don't need it Day 1, wait until it's patched. --- Advokaiser picked Cloud in Guru and rained on my bracket. At least I finished 20th overall! <cite>swirIdude posted [p:933738539] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>The only reason to preorder is if you want it Day 1 and are willing to possibly put up with an inferior, unfinished product. If you don't need it Day 1, wait until it's patched. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Grimlyn 01/31/20 12:59:15 PM #23:	ninkendo posted... but the statue it came with was so cool turns head yeap i'm looking at mine right now --- https://gmun.moe/ffcc GuessMyUserName's account's very own account! <cite>Grimlyn posted [p:933738594] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>ninkendo posted... </cite> <quote>but the statue it came with was so cool</quote>turns head yeap i'm looking at mine right now </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 01/31/20 1:01:01 PM #24:	Carpe Nukem --- https://imgtc.com/i/iJnhdkc.gif https://imgtc.com/i/j45EVGx.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:933738671] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>Carpe Nukem </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
banananor 01/31/20 1:49:45 PM #25:	The only time I've preordered something was for an mmo I was already actively subscribed to, and paying early unlocked a new class ahead of the expansion's official release So in some ways that isn't really a pre order, it's just an order.. --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. <cite>banananor posted [p:933740851] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>The only time I've preordered something was for an mmo I was already actively subscribed to, and paying early unlocked a new class ahead of the expansion's official release So in some ways that isn't really a pre order, it's just an order.. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hannyabal 01/31/20 1:53:29 PM #26:	I generally only pre-order games that Im convinced will be high quality and unlikely to drop much in price, mostly Nintendo games (Smash Bros., 3D Mario games, Mario Kart, Fire Emblem 3 Houses, etc.). Games on other platforms usually drop in price by half if you wait a few months, so I generally wont buy them right away. <cite>Hannyabal posted [p:933741007] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>I generally only pre-order games that Im convinced will be high quality and unlikely to drop much in price, mostly Nintendo games (Smash Bros., 3D Mario games, Mario Kart, Fire Emblem 3 Houses, etc.). Games on other platforms usually drop in price by half if you wait a few months, so I generally wont buy them right away. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 01/31/20 1:55:57 PM #27:	The only games I need on day one are Resident Evil titles. I'm pretty much good waiting for everything else, one because I don't like to spend a lot of money and two because it's hard to be 100% sure of a particular game's quality on day one. --- What I am about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. https://imgur.com/MmrKwGZ - https://imgur.com/ntWVGyh <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:933741135] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>The only games I need on day one are Resident Evil titles. I'm pretty much good waiting for everything else, one because I don't like to spend a lot of money and two because it's hard to be 100% sure of a particular game's quality on day one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Leafeon13N 01/31/20 2:18:06 PM #28:	I only preorder for a discount these days. <cite>Leafeon13N posted [p:933742120] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>I only preorder for a discount these days. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LiquidOshawott 01/31/20 2:47:24 PM #29:	Steelbooks are nice tbh --- I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VI <cite>LiquidOshawott posted [p:933743361] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>Steelbooks are nice tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
davidponte 01/31/20 3:14:06 PM #30:	FFDragon posted... Free stuff Costs less sometimes I'm gonna buy it anyway Also I went to go trade in some games towards DBZ Kakarot through an advertised deal at my local EB Games (Gamestop) literally the day after it came out and was told they had none in stock. When I asked how that was possible they said that they only ordered enough copies to cover pre-orders, despite being both a large and popular store, and that I should have pre-ordered it. I was stunned, why even advertise that deal? --- Posted using GameFlux Get it now for Android from Google Play! <cite>davidponte posted [p:933744537] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>FFDragon posted...</cite> <quote>Free stuff Costs less sometimes I'm gonna buy it anyway </quote> Also I went to go trade in some games towards DBZ Kakarot through an advertised deal at my local EB Games (Gamestop) literally the day after it came out and was told they had none in stock. When I asked how that was possible they said that they only ordered enough copies to cover pre-orders, despite being both a large and popular store, and that I should have pre-ordered it. I was stunned, why even advertise that deal?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HashtagSEP 01/31/20 3:17:18 PM #31:	That's pretty common. They tend not to order very many copies of games that aren't your typical big name games (CoD, sports games, bigger Nintendo games, etc.) and will base how many extra copies they order on pre-order numbers. If a game only got a handful of pre-orders, that suggests interest is low and so they won't order many, if any, extras in the first batch. --- #SEP #Awesome #Excellent #Greatness #SteveNash #VitaminWater #SmellingLikeTheVault #Pigeon #Sexy #ActuallyAVeryIntelligentVelociraptor #Heel #CoolSpot #EndOfSig <cite>HashtagSEP posted [p:933744675] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>That's pretty common. They tend not to order very many copies of games that aren't your typical big name games (CoD, sports games, bigger Nintendo games, etc.) and will base how many extra copies they order on pre-order numbers. If a game only got a handful of pre-orders, that suggests interest is low and so they won't order many, if any, extras in the first batch. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
neonreaper 01/31/20 3:50:40 PM #32:	When I went to buy Vagrant Story on release day, I was told "you gotta pre-order, man" and had to wait weeks to get a copy. --- Donny: Are they gonna hurt us, Walter? Walter: No, Donny. These men are cowards. <cite>neonreaper posted [p:933746085] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>When I went to buy Vagrant Story on release day, I was told "you gotta pre-order, man" and had to wait weeks to get a copy. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
linid0t 01/31/20 4:03:32 PM #33:	LeonhartFour posted... This was the case until fairly recently! It still does sometimes if you preorder way in advance. Amazon let me preorder Cyberpunk 2077 back in June of 2019 for $40. Theybalso dont charge until shipping so preordering doesnt really give them anything ahead of time <cite>linid0t posted [p:933746647] in Can someon... [t:78372810]...</cite> <quote>LeonhartFour posted... </cite> <quote>This was the case until fairly recently!</quote> It still does sometimes if you preorder way in advance. Amazon let me preorder Cyberpunk 2077 back in June of 2019 for $40. Theybalso dont charge until shipping so preordering doesnt really give them anything ahead of time </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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