Pre-Orders: Are They Worth It?

Pre-orders have been a big part of gaming culture for a very long time. Now trends, culture, and technology have moved on, but old cultures have somehow clung onto the rapidly changing industry. Situations such as pre-ordering to secure a copy of the game, because it would run out at the local game store, are now dead history. Getting hold of a game is easier than it has ever been due to the infinite amount of websites that sell games, from the revolution of the internet, as well as the digital take-over from the likes of Steam. But the more this culture has developed, the more publishers have rushed the developers to push out games. This has resulted in games like Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Assassin’s Creed: Unity being released 75% complete, with very angry consumers who pre-ordered the game.