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5 Reminders NOT to Pre-Order Games This Year ~ We used to demand trials before buying before, what happened? ~ Stop Pre ordering Games (youtu.be)
submitted 1 year ago by Frostwolf@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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Honestly, if the idea of no trials don’t bother you, there are plenty more reminders why YOU shouldn’t preorder.

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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it allows you to pre-download it so you can play as soon as it's available it makes some sense.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That's what I thought. But after pre-ordering a game recently, when I went to launch, the process of unpacking/unencrypting took at least as long as downloading the thing from scratch.

So if you've a good internet connection and a mid cpu like me, pre-downloading is not an advantage.