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Lately I’ve been seeing more virtue signaling from gamers warning each other to not pre order upcoming games. What are you 5 years old lol you need reminders from internet strangers to not spend your money on a series that burned you in the past?

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[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago

I haven't pre-ordered a game since Halo 2.

Midnight release, hundreds of gamers waiting in line at GameStop, telling stories, trading gamertags, having fun...

Games going digital killed the social aspect of pre-orders, since now you just push a button and you have the game. No worries about copies running out and having to drive a city over to the Kmart no one shops at to find one in stock.