Stop Preordering Games (This one included)

[Halisstra]

The OP is obviously 12 so I'll explain something he/she does not understand. Pre-orders are important for a business. If a Gamestop thinks a game is popular and orders 50 copies but people only buy 8 they lose money. However if they only receive 7 pre-orders then they know to only order 7-10 copies of the game because people in their area or not interested. Also, Square Enix (or whatever publisher) can look at pre-order numbers and get a idea of how popular their game actually is so that they know if they need to do more promotion or print additional copies. These and many other reasons are why companies offer pre-order bonuses. Now, you can argue giving Gamestop 10 dollars to hold a game that you can easily buy day one anywhere is stupid. However pre-ordering from Amazon where you pay nothing up front and just have a game you know you want show up at your door seems pretty sound too me.

[JaellaArwana]

The OP is obviously 12 so I'll explain something he/she does not understand.

Insulting me by referring to me as a 12 y/old makes you seem like the immature one here. I understand that preorders are important from a business perspective, however people preorder games to get shiny bobbles or due to brand loyalty only to be severely disappointed when the game isn't what they thought it was going to be. Diablo 3 and Aliens:CM are 2 perfect examples of this. Heck the new X-Com game that just came out apparently is way below what people expected it to be. I'm sorry I want my fellow gamers to have good experiences playing video games, I guess that makes me a bad person. I'm not going to protect businesses when they can fully do that themselves by having good practices in regards to how they treat their customers, their staff and the quality of their products. If a company fails it is not because some potential suckers did not preorder a bad game.