I don't see how no one preordering games will fix any of the problems people attribute to preordering.
No one preorders movies and there's no end to profitable terrible movies.
Seems like people mostly preorder for convenience or are fans of a series. I'm sure plenty of people preorder because of marketing hype but... so?
How does someone else "wasting" money on a terrible game effect you patiently waiting and buying games after you've read reviews and made an educated decision?
Besides, doesn't overhyped garabage help fund riskier projects? Isn't that a good thing?
Enlighten me. :)
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Pre-ordering used to be a thing when stores only got limited copies of a game. So a pre-order would guarantee you a copy. These days, big chain stores get so many copies that it's not worth pre-ordering because you're just making a commitment to buy something that's not even out yet. Pre-orders are bad because it's handing over money for a product that's not out yet.