Games

Because you can just watch gameplay now

I already pre-ordered both Diablo 4 and Baldurs Gate 3 this year and am quite happy I did both.

You don't say? 🤔

Sega makes New Game Plus a premium edition exclusive

I've pre-ordered AC Mirage (Amazon version with the physical map etc). but in my defence, i have played every AC game, platinumed most of them, and have NEVER had the pleasure of playing one at launch, so I'm allowed.

But after the fiasco that is Jedi Survivor (Which is now firmly half completed shoved in my backlog), I will never ever buy an EA launch title.

In general I agree but the transparency level shown by the Cities Skylines 2 team has me rethinking this.

There's very few games I've ever purchased, and usually to go against some circlejerk against a developer I trust. The best thing about not doing so and waiting is a cheaper, more patched up, and usually more complete experience at a lower price. And the latest one involved a developer that had built a reputation with its extensive season pass DLC, decided to cash in and crash its reputation for money, which results in no more preorders from even the exception.

I can still understand that people who game more socially probably don't have the patience, as it excludes them socially. Maybe there should be game clubs that take after book clubs, where everyone agrees to play such and such an old game each week.

I very rarely buy early access anymore, but the small amount that I have, I've been 9 times out of 10 happy with it. Battle it is awesome, BeamNG drive is awesome, Barotrauma is awesome. But sometimes I don't quite hit the mark but the game ends up turning out better later on like No Man's Sky and Cyberpunk. But usually, if it's from a "triple A" developer/publisher, I will not buy it in early access, those are the ones people really really need to adhere to that with.