ScotchMonkey: It's mind boggling why gamers still do this.
KneeTheCap: I pre-order games I am hyped of and think they'll be a quality product. I also do it in order to support the company in question. Sure, some pre-order bonuses are good and all, but they are not a priority.
The one and only game I regret pre-ordering is Aliens: Colonial Marines. One game among many.
I can speak only for myself on this, of course.
I understand the motivation but it gives the company (publisher) more oppertunity to squeeze out an unfinished product. They already have your money so whats their motivation to finish the game proper? Unless its a small indie studio then they have way more to lose by pressing out something not yet done.
Masses of pre-orders actually contribute to the trend of games coming out kinda sorta broken.
David9855: Microsoft has always had the carrot and stick type idea when it comes to new software getting exclusives that are not backwards compatible on purpose to force user to get the latest hardware. As another memeber pointed out it is kind of like Games for windows live 2.0.
While I love remedy games, Quantum Break doesn't look like my type of thing and it doesn't scream must play now.
I didn't even know what it was till yesterday. I loved Alan Wake and their previous titles. But I have not seen any game that has screamed to me "I must buy this console right nao"!
In the future when they are all 200 $ and under sure. I'm a frugal and paitient som bitch :D