Rockstar discovers that modern America has become so relentlessly absurd that spending a hundred hours inside its fictional parody feels less like escapism than prolonged exposure.
Not preordering GTA 6 (not even interested), but I
have preordered a handful of digital games and likely will again.
For me the primary benefit is mental. Preorder bonuses are BS, they can shove those. But if I know I’ll be buying a game, and have immense confidence in the studio’s quality and consistency, then I like to move the purchase decision further ahead of the release. Otherwise, I find myself thinking stuff like “well that’s a lot of money, maybe I should skip this one”, thoughts like that. But when it’s a big game I’m excited about, preordering it silences that voice, and allows me to properly enjoy getting hyped for the release date, and to stop overanalyzing the purchase and just be excited.
As a whole, I think the practice is a little scummy, and I don’t at all like the way publishers try to bait you into paying full price before reviews even release with cheap skins. But for a few rare studios and franchises, I appreciate the option.
Why preorder a digital-only game? It’s not as if there’s limited stock you’re trying to ensure you get.
U get free skin!!1!!!
Not preordering GTA 6 (not even interested), but I have preordered a handful of digital games and likely will again.
For me the primary benefit is mental. Preorder bonuses are BS, they can shove those. But if I know I’ll be buying a game, and have immense confidence in the studio’s quality and consistency, then I like to move the purchase decision further ahead of the release. Otherwise, I find myself thinking stuff like “well that’s a lot of money, maybe I should skip this one”, thoughts like that. But when it’s a big game I’m excited about, preordering it silences that voice, and allows me to properly enjoy getting hyped for the release date, and to stop overanalyzing the purchase and just be excited.
As a whole, I think the practice is a little scummy, and I don’t at all like the way publishers try to bait you into paying full price before reviews even release with cheap skins. But for a few rare studios and franchises, I appreciate the option.