Elden ring editions4/16/2023 Is FromSoftware the next in line to fall from grace? Should you be waiting to read reviews and see extensive gameplay footage, or even a sale? What’s in it for you for securing a purchase now?Īll of these questions are nagging at me as I click the preorder button, but I know I’m making the right choice, and I’ll share with you why. You could have sworn by CDProjektRed as they had given you a full expansion for the price of a 2 hour DLC, only to find out half the game was missing and the other half didn’t quite work. You were probably burned by your hype for Last of Us 2 and incredulous at the disjointed storytelling. Preorder seems like a bad practice that “guarantees” a sale based on possibly deceiving footage and “fingers crossed” not-final-product promises. So the FromSoftware fan finds their hollowed self in a confusing situation. The idea of a disappointing entry on a well-loved series is not new, of course, but the locked in preorder sales, late or inexplicably good reviews, and dodgy refund practices have made gamers consistently more wary of hitting that “pre order” button. With the mounting disappointments the gaming community has experienced since the No Man’s Sky fiasco, the mind-bending disconnect between user and professional reviews on Last of Us 2 and Cyberpunk 2077, it has become apparent that a “wait and see” approach may be needed even with industry darlings such as Naughty Dog or CDPR. This of course expands to the proliferation of dubious value add-ons for digital deluxe editions that often promise you a new mount or weapon skin that is nowhere near the added USD ~30 dollar value for the “deluxe” version. This “not final” used to mean “The graphics look bad because we aren’t done” but it now can mean “The graphics look better because its a trailer we’ll drop half of these features by launch”.Īdditionally, preorders often offer very little in addition to the full launch price of the game, meaning that there is little bargain to be had, and the value of the purchase is only worth it for those who are certain they will want to play the moment the game is out. Previews are usually handed out to select outlets that may favor one aspect or another, and early footage is often cherry picked and disclaimed as “not final”. In this day and age of misleadingly beautiful trailers, gamers take a gamble on the publisher’s word that the game is indeed as good as it looks. So if you preorder a game and want to cancel it after the pre-release download, you would have a much harder time. For example, PlayStation Store refunds can be issued for pre-ordered content, as long as the request is made before the release date, or within 14 days of purchase, and the content has not started to download or stream. Digital preorders, however, can become more binding as consoles will charge you the full amount immediately and have stricter cancellation or “refund” policies. Preorders for physical copies of games are usually not fully paid upfront and easily cancelled, so it should instead be called a “reservation” that can be cancelled up to a specific point in time. Now that you know what is available, comes the question of: should you preorder this game? This may be a simple question for some who are set on purchasing, and also for those who never preorder, but it is an important consideration for many gamers, so we will explore it in full.
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