>>39062658>pre-ordering games in [current year]You are literally giving someone money for a product that isn't even finished that you don't even know you are going to like.
And just because you get to be "le ebin contrarian" just to upset people doesn't justify the ends.
This is exactly why games in general have been trending in a death spiral - because pre-ordering is just an easy way to get your money's worth with none of the effort.