Pre-orders: Faith/No Faith, FOMO/No Risk

[Jojoya]

NA/EU square enix store you will be charged immediately when you pre-order. You also cannot cancel.
Playstation store charges immediately too.

I have yet to be charged immediately when I pre-order a FFXIV expansion through the SE store.

I just went back through my payment method statements to confirm. I pre-ordered Shadowbringers but was not charged until July 3, 2019 (official release date).

I pre-ordered Endwalker and was not charged until November 15, 2021 (a week before the original announced release date that got pushed back at the last minute).

Perhaps it will be different this year but that is not how it's been done in the past.

[Krokov]

I have yet to be charged immediately when I pre-order a FFXIV expansion through the SE store.

I just went back through my payment method statements to confirm. I pre-ordered Shadowbringers but was not charged until July 3, 2019 (official release date).

I pre-ordered Endwalker and was not charged until November 15, 2021 (a week before the original announced release date that got pushed back at the last minute).

Perhaps it will be different this year but that is not how it's been done in the past.

It was changed back in May 2023. Preorders are now processed immediately as soon as the order is placed.

[Reinha]

It was changed back in May 2023. Preorders are now processed immediately as soon as the order is placed.

Huh, good to know. Makes it easier for people whose bank account might run low at times. They can time their purchase as they see fit without worrying about the order getting canceled due to insufficient funds some months later.

[DrWho2010]

I have yet to be charged immediately when I pre-order a FFXIV expansion through the SE store.

I just went back through my payment method statements to confirm. I pre-ordered Shadowbringers but was not charged until July 3, 2019 (official release date).

I pre-ordered Endwalker and was not charged until November 15, 2021 (a week before the original announced release date that got pushed back at the last minute).

Perhaps it will be different this year but that is not how it's been done in the past.

That was when the store was run by Scalefast. It no longer is. Try pre-ordering anything now on the new storefront. You will be charged immediately.

[Jojoya]

That was when the store was run by Scalefast. It no longer is. Try pre-ordering anything now on the new storefront. You will be charged immediately.

That is disappointing.