We should stop pre-ordering
Jan 13, 2015 8:22:55 GMT -5
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Post by Young Sammich on Jan 13, 2015 8:22:55 GMT -5
This morning, I was greeted by multiple different articles/videos pertaining to the revival of a movement to stop pre-ordering games. The two that stood out the most to me included a video posted by Boogie2988 about the subject and a similar article published by BGR. The discussion around the subject has come up now and again among the industry and it's fans but perhaps 2015 really does need to be that pre-ordering stops, or is at least reduced drastically to send a message. Let's revive that discussion shall we?
When I was a younger and had more disposable income, I normally pre-ordered a handful of games every year. To be honest, I'm not even 100% sure why I did this as often as I did "back in the day". I did used to frequent GameStop more often than I currently do (which is never) and that old stigma of GameStop employees harassing you with pre-ordering at check out was alive and well at the store I went to. However, I can't blame it solely on that. I wasn't as involved in keeping up with the industry back then and I didn't understand the concept of voting with my wallet either. Additionally, those were the days before digital distribution, at least on consoles, was not as prevalent as today and I wanted to play my most anticipated, hype-fueled titles on day one. Those days are long gone for me now, and I believe that it is only for the better.
I now only pre-order about one game a year, with the exception of this year in which I pre-ordered two games. those games were Destiny and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Obviously I was burned on the Halo pre-order and I personally felt let down by Destiny, although I'm not saying it's a bad game and I'd really rather not discuss that here as it is not the time nor place. That's $120 of disappointment. What if I had pre-ordered some other disappointing or broken titles this year? I'm sure others have and that means they could have spent HUNDREDS of dollars on broken or underwhelming games.
Aside from the hit to one's personal finances, pre-ordering has become a toxic part of the gaming culture as Boogie explains very well in his video.
I myself am taking a pledge to NOT pre-order anything this year. I'm not asking you to do so as well but I am asking that you at least think about the subject.
Those of you that know me know that Halo is my favorite video game franchise. That being said, any new Halo game was usually my one pre-order I used to allow myself each year. One top of that, I used to buy the collectors edition and I even bought both the Halo: Reach Xbox 360 Console AND collectors edition of the game that came with a statue (you don't what to know how much I spent on that). Halo 5 would have been an obvious pre-order selection for me but after being burned by Halo: MCC and the fact that 343 Industries revealed the pricing for the collector's edition of the game, which we are told comes with a statue but we don't know what it looks like or even what it is, that particular studio has lost some credibility with me (and/or perhaps the publisher). Other studios and publishers should be warranted the same level of distrust as well in light of other recent broken and disappointing games in the past.
So, with all that off my chest, what do you think about the subject?
When I was a younger and had more disposable income, I normally pre-ordered a handful of games every year. To be honest, I'm not even 100% sure why I did this as often as I did "back in the day". I did used to frequent GameStop more often than I currently do (which is never) and that old stigma of GameStop employees harassing you with pre-ordering at check out was alive and well at the store I went to. However, I can't blame it solely on that. I wasn't as involved in keeping up with the industry back then and I didn't understand the concept of voting with my wallet either. Additionally, those were the days before digital distribution, at least on consoles, was not as prevalent as today and I wanted to play my most anticipated, hype-fueled titles on day one. Those days are long gone for me now, and I believe that it is only for the better.
I now only pre-order about one game a year, with the exception of this year in which I pre-ordered two games. those games were Destiny and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Obviously I was burned on the Halo pre-order and I personally felt let down by Destiny, although I'm not saying it's a bad game and I'd really rather not discuss that here as it is not the time nor place. That's $120 of disappointment. What if I had pre-ordered some other disappointing or broken titles this year? I'm sure others have and that means they could have spent HUNDREDS of dollars on broken or underwhelming games.
Aside from the hit to one's personal finances, pre-ordering has become a toxic part of the gaming culture as Boogie explains very well in his video.
I myself am taking a pledge to NOT pre-order anything this year. I'm not asking you to do so as well but I am asking that you at least think about the subject.
Those of you that know me know that Halo is my favorite video game franchise. That being said, any new Halo game was usually my one pre-order I used to allow myself each year. One top of that, I used to buy the collectors edition and I even bought both the Halo: Reach Xbox 360 Console AND collectors edition of the game that came with a statue (you don't what to know how much I spent on that). Halo 5 would have been an obvious pre-order selection for me but after being burned by Halo: MCC and the fact that 343 Industries revealed the pricing for the collector's edition of the game, which we are told comes with a statue but we don't know what it looks like or even what it is, that particular studio has lost some credibility with me (and/or perhaps the publisher). Other studios and publishers should be warranted the same level of distrust as well in light of other recent broken and disappointing games in the past.
So, with all that off my chest, what do you think about the subject?