r/videogames • u/Nickulator95 • Aug 13 '26

Image / Video It's baffling just how many people doesn't understand this

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If you're someone who pre-orders games, you're an active participant in the constant enshitification of gaming. Doesn't matter what game it is, you're contributing to a scummy corporate tactic that serves no positive benefit to the player.

It made sense with physical copies that had a limited quantity, now it's an outdated tradition from a bygone era.

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u/Hayate-Artwork Aug 13 '26

Post is basically saying "let other people decide if the game is good for you"

Lmao. If I'm getting a game day 1 its because I DONT WANT to see reviews.

I can always resell it after playing if its a physical game, and often do if it wasnt a great experience.

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u/MycologistEvening745 Aug 13 '26

You can’t even just look at any aggregate site now, without constant culture war review bombing bs.

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u/Hayate-Artwork Aug 13 '26

Agreed, just look at the Halo CE remake.

Not perfect or anything, but it was getting absolutely roasted by chuds online because Cortana looked too masculine or something??

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u/Yeseylon Aug 13 '26

Hell, the Steam version of original FFVII is still review bombed right now because of butthurt modders convinced all their mods were forever broken and a couple Day 1 issues that were resolved back then.  (New version dropped in January, old version was delisted and anyone who had the old version got the new version for free.)

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u/Sayakai Aug 14 '26

Post is basically saying "let other people decide if the game is good for you"

No, they're telling you to get more information about what the game is actually like. Up to that point the only source of information you have is marketing from the people who want to sell you something.