Pre-ordering video games used to have a specific purpose: Make sure you get a physical copy of a game before it sells out. Today, we have infinite digital distribution. So asking customers to pay upfront for a game is wildly unattractive.

Pre-ordering video games used to have a specific purpose: Make sure you get a physical copy of a game before it sells out. Today, we have infinite digital distribution. So asking customers to pay upfront for a game is wildly unattractive. https://cultureofgaming.com/the-decline-of-pre-order-culture/

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I still preorder to get some extra perks. Doesn’t come with the same emotional feeling though, doesn’t feel special because of the lack of scarcity. 

Maybe NFT’s can bring this feeling back though 👀