Should I pre-purchase or wait?

[grue]

I'll definitely be playing this game on Feb 5th. Is there any advantage of buying it now vs. buying it when it's released? Do I get anything extra if I pre-purchase now?

[MapleOmega]

I recall it being just 2 costumes, from what i remember.

[Rinera]

You can refund if you find the game lacking at launch, should you remain unsure.

[Very cool guy]

If you ask this question, then you did better wait. At least for a few weeks to see what this port is all about.

[󠀡]

I will never understand preordering.

[Nanashi]

Originally posted by grue:

I'll definitely be playing this game on Feb 5th. Is there any advantage of buying it now vs. buying it when it's released? Do I get anything extra if I pre-purchase now?

Unless you get some discount in some store you can totally wait until release day. Actually would be better to wait because pre-ordering kinda sucks.

Just did it this time because I knew I'd buy it anyway and saved 12 bucks in a different store for the Steam version (now I'm just hoping they send the key at release day and not later).

Honest opinion? You should never buy before release day. But if you are going to buy at release anyway it doesn't make a big difference. Usually you'd wait until release with buying to consider the first reviews. Mostly to prevent paying full price for an unfinished mess like CP2077 turned out to be.

Sure, this game could turn out to be an awful port. Nioh 1 was fine though so I'm optimistic for this one as well. And content-wise we already know what to expect from the console release.

[Mizurazu]

Originally posted by 󠀡:

I will never understand preordering.

Pre-Load?

[Joreel]

Originally posted by Reachie:

Originally posted by 󠀡:

I will never understand preordering.

Pre-Load?

We can only hope as It's gonna be a BIG download

[Cruelty]

Originally posted by Reachie:

Originally posted by 󠀡:

I will never understand preordering.

Pre-Load?

This is why I preorder games.

[MatthewHager312]

You should never ever preorder games. Especially digital games. It made sense when games were all physical. Now it makes 0 sense. Even for preloading. That game isn't going anywhere. You can download the game whenever you want when you own it.
Didn't you guys learn anything from Anthem? Fallout 76? Cyberpunk? Always wait for reviews. After a week, when the internet calms the ♥♥♥♥ down, you can get a good picture on how the game stacks up.

[Mizurazu]

Originally posted by MatthewHager312:

Now it makes 0 sense. Even for preloading. That game isn't going anywhere. You can download the game whenever you want when you own it.
Didn't you guys learn anything from Anthem? Fallout 76? Cyberpunk?

Video games are a luxury, but some people like to play games they are excited for as soon as they come out. For some this will probably take over a week to download depending how good internet is in their area. What people do with their time is up for them to decide.
So whether that makes sense to you or not, is not an important factor in that matter.
Lastly, don't compare Nioh 2 to completely new releases. Nioh 2 has been out a year on console and has seen mostly praise with the PC port only having minor performance issues when bosses die in the pre-release build. So people know what they are getting into.

[Nanashi]

Originally posted by MatthewHager312:

You should never ever preorder games. Especially digital games. It made sense when games were all physical. Now it makes 0 sense. Even for preloading. That game isn't going anywhere. You can download the game whenever you want when you own it.
Didn't you guys learn anything from Anthem? Fallout 76? Cyberpunk? Always wait for reviews. After a week, when the internet calms the ♥♥♥♥ down, you can get a good picture on how the game stacks up.

You are right but we already know everything about the game due to its console release. The only question that remains is the quality of the port which is a fair point I guess.

That's not comparable to any of the disasters you mentioned though. We already know how the game stacks up. We don't know how smooth the port will be. Bugs haven't exactly been the problem for any of the games you mentioned though. Bugs can be fixed. Design cannot.

[😎Astran😾]

I'll wait for reviews to see if there is crashing + FPS problems. Happens too often to console ports.

[MatthewHager312]

Again..look at Batman: Arkham knight. Just because a game is good on console does not mean it can be good on pc.
2nd: I get that people are generally emotional and buy stuff based entirely on how they feel. In this case, excited. We should know better by now not to behave like a kid in a candy store, buying because it wants candy. Stay aloof when making purchases. Especially on video games preorders.
The rational thing to do is not preorder digital copies. The irrational thing to do is preorder a game because of the way it makes you feel. This is why triple A developers spend millions in trailers and advertising. Because of how many emotional gamers are that buy entirely around a trailer.

[turbogum]

Originally posted by MatthewHager312:

Again..look at Batman: Arkham knight. Just because a game is good on console does not mean it can be good on pc.
2nd: I get that people are generally emotional and buy stuff based entirely on how they feel. In this case, excited. We should know better by now not to behave like a kid in a candy store, buying because it wants candy. Stay aloof when making purchases. Especially on video games preorders.
The rational thing to do is not preorder digital copies. The irrational thing to do is preorder a game because of the way it makes you feel. This is why triple A developers spend millions in trailers and advertising. Because of how many emotional gamers are that buy entirely around a trailer.

Completely irrelevant here. People are already aware of the game's state based on the console version, and even the early pre-release copies of the PC port have been reported to run pretty well aside from FPS drops caused by particle effects, something that also happens on PS4.

The rational thing to do is to stop caring so much about what other people do with their money. It's one thing to clear up misinformation, but in this case everyone will still do whatever they feel like doing, and your preaching online won't change their opinion on digital pre-orders or other arguably shady business practices that mostly benefit the publisher.

Besides, digital pre-orders on Steam can be refunded within 2 weeks of the game's release. If someone were to change their mind or the port turned out to be unplayable, they can still get their money back, likely under 24 hours based on my experience with Steam Support.

[zartiavan]

Originally posted by MatthewHager312:

Again..look at Batman: Arkham knight. Just because a game is good on console does not mean it can be good on pc.
2nd: I get that people are generally emotional and buy stuff based entirely on how they feel. In this case, excited. We should know better by now not to behave like a kid in a candy store, buying because it wants candy. Stay aloof when making purchases. Especially on video games preorders.
The rational thing to do is not preorder digital copies. The irrational thing to do is preorder a game because of the way it makes you feel. This is why triple A developers spend millions in trailers and advertising. Because of how many emotional gamers are that buy entirely around a trailer.

Is not about excitement at all.

The issue is that, even if this game would run like ♥♥♥♥, and you need to put on low\1080p to get stable 60 fps with a RTX 3090, I know for certain that the game is great because of gameplay. I think I have something like 2k hours of Nioh 1 on PS4.

I preordered different games in the past and I've never regret any purchase. Is about trusting the devs and their game. Sure, people got burned with Cyberpunk, but I mean, 1) is a new IP and 2) Witcher 3 IS the most overrated game created.