Stuff like this is the reason game companies continue to release unfinished games, they're breaking even before they even release. Stop pre-ordering games people!
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
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$70, I guess this is the world we live in now. Can't wait for the next price hike!
I guess I'll become a PatientGamer™
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The game looks promising, from what i have seen.
Few questions remain: Will it dethrone Jedi Survivor as worst performing game? Will it surpass Redfall in it's emptyness? Does it have a chance fighting LOTR Gollum in "Most 2023ish game of the year"? Or will it truly be a Masterpiece? (Hint: Masterpieces don't get released in 2023).
We will find out at release. Together with those that preorderd.
… Tears of the Kingdom released this year. That game is 100% a masterpiece.
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TFW you're broke and $70 is the norm for AAA games now. As much as I want to get this on Steam so I can have all the games in one account, it's looking like I have no choice but just play it on the XBOX game pass when it comes out. Living the PH, it's 3 USD a month here.
No idea why you'd pre-order this. The sensible route is to get a trial of Game Pass (or a free month doing Microsoft Rewards) and try it out. If you like it, either buy it or continue with your Game Pass subscription.
I don't really get the pre-order game market. Tired it once and turned out to be a complete disaster. The game was Batman Arkham Knight. That game should have been a crime to sell in that condition.
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This have looks fabulous to me, but there's no way I'm preordering. I don't have a lot of experience with Bethesda, but I thought the overall picture painted was a pretty gorgeous one. Hopefully they can deliver. That being said, I just started playing Fallout76 about two weeks ago, so I don't mind waiting until they work sone things out. Overall though, what they are promising looks incredible. Probably too good to be true :)
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It's an extremely common take here that preordering a game is ridiculous! I agree. I wonder if that attitude can be correlated with whatever tendency it is to use tech like the fediverse.
Oh come on people, can't even wait to the release date?
I don't know if they can reasonably judge the game within the 2 hours frame for refund. (Some game now do a very long shader compilation that can eat 30 minutes of your time.) The tutorial/beginning stage of the game are usually the most polished, but the latter part of the game could become very hollow.
They are going to get themselves cyberpunk'd.
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I officially hate everyone who preorders digital games. There is absolutely no justification for it. If you preorder, youre the reason modern gaming sucks.
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Fellas! Why are games today so buggy! Why are they incomplete? I just don’t understand!!!!‽‽???
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When will you learn!? That your actions have consequences!
Well that's disappointing. As excited as I am, I actually recall the distant events of this year....no preordering.
pre-ordering is bad mmmkay
It's gonna be on gamepass there is 0 reason to preorder. People be tripping
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I've been buying Bethesda RPGs without waiting for reviews since 2007. They've all had their rough spots but not a single one has disappointed me. Despite their issues I put hundreds of hours into each one and enjoyed them all. I see no reason to think this won't be the same, and have no problem betting $70 on it. I pre-ordered last night on Xbox.
Despite their issues I put hundreds of hours into each one and enjoyed them all. I see no reason to think this won’t be the same, and have no problem betting $70 on it.
Really the issue here is that there are very few reasons to hand a company your money before they are prepared to deliver you a product. There are even fewer reasons when the product is most likely going to be purchased and delivered digitally, since there is zero chance the product will be sold out. When a game is being developed by Microsoft-owned Bethesda, they don't need preorder money to finish the game.
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As hyped as I am - never preorder!
We're building a Starfield community over at !starfield@lemmy.zip if anyone wants to join.
I really don’t understand the point of preordering a…. digital release…. The game will literally still be available whether one person buys it or one million…
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I found out payday 3 was announced from this post, so thanks I guess.
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Preodering a Bethesda title... 😬 Whatever, it doesn't affect me in the end.
When will they learn that their actions have consequences? Star field is going to be a fucking disaster lol.
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The bugs might as well be features at this point for those that preorder lmao
I don't really get how people's problem with Bethesda is bugs and glitches, which are completely solvable, and not the writing that makes you want to remove some brain tissue from your skull so that it doesn't bother you that much
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