Do you pre-order games or get them right after they are released?

I only pre-order anymore when I know it's a game I'm going to spend some serious time in. I used to do it more often, but now I only do the full $60(or less) pre-order about once a year. Last year it was Borderlands 2, this year it was GTA V, next year is most likely Dark Souls II.

Only if I know 100 percent the game is worth 60 and see myself spending a lot of time with.

This year I think I preorderd only two games. GTAV and the Last of Us.

Other games I usually wait a few days and find someone locally selling a new copy around $45-50.

So rarely I preorder games.

i usually wait, i am making an exception with the PS4 release and getting some games, but i haven't preordered for 2 or 3 years now. So i wait until games get cheaper or just get games through ps+

Wait for the Complete Edition with all the DLC content. Only preorderd once (Biosock Infinite), I won't make that same mistake again.

I wait for a price drop/sale. All my friends don't play videogames, so I don't feel pressured to buy games at launch (I can easily avoid spoilers on the internet). I also have a giant backlog, so there's always something to entertain me during the period between launch and price drop. I suppose I should support the developers by buying games I know I'll enjoy at launch, but I really don't have that much money to spend and I guess everything is better than pirating.

It depends on the game and how much i save by preordering like with Season 2 of Walking Dead, they had it 10% off and i knew i was going to get it once its released, so why not preorder.

Sometimes I'll pre-order if there are cool exclusives for doing so. Usually I'll get most games in the first week or so. Sometimes I'll wait for a price drop. I'll probably be in line tonight at midnight for the release of Call of Duty: Ghosts. :D

rarely do I buy/preorder mainstream titles day one because I know those will eventually be cut in price and there will be enough stock available. If it's a Japanese shmup however, I preorder and buy day one due to limited stock and the value increases rapidly.

I usually blow a lot of my money on games from previous gens. Right now I'm buffing up my NEO-GEO MVS collection.

I pre-order when I know the game is niche and likely to get no "extra" copies in, or if it's just a really stellar looking game, so I can show support for the developers.

I will keep buying ps3 games after PS4 is going to be out, because of the ton of games i haven't tried yet. I never pre-order

I rarely pre-order or buy games at release. It'd have to be something I really want, because usually I just wait for a holiday sale to pick up games.

I preorder on occasion but I try to avoid it when possible.

I'll usually pre-order if it's a game I really want. Otherwise I'll wait for reviews.

same here, i just don't see the point pre-ordering. Patience is a virtue

I pre-order usally only when it's a special edition I want, as EB only gets very limited numbers and I'm a sucker for statues/collectables. For regular games I just pick it up on launch day or whenever, unless it has a pre-order bonus I want.

If it has collectibles then I pre-order but I've actually run out of room for more collectors items so I'll have to tone down my pre-orders, I actually got both the CE and DE of Batman Arkham Origins just for the statues, although the steal case actually felt pretty sturdy. I never pre-order a standard game.

oh same here, but the last time i found something worthy was Star Wars The Old Republic and Injustice (but that was sold out)

I used to pre-order everything. Now I don't pre-order anything. Maybe Dark Souls II.

it really depends on the game, if i really really want it then i'll put a preorder in on amazon, final fantasy always gets a pre order.. where as much i enjoy assassins creed, i'll probably wait for a price drop on black flag.. ultimately depends on the game, collectors edition and price.

I pre order all the games I want to buy.

I wait anywhere from 3 to 5 months before I get a "new" game because I always end up paying half off or more. When you do that for every game that comes out you have a steady stream of new stuff to play. Ive waited a year or more to play some game, I can wait a couple more months if it means I pay 30 bucks or less instead of 60.

My only exceptions are atlus games, nis special editions, the few rare collector editions I know will be gone like last of us or dark souls, or the few rare games that I just really want to play very much and has some cool incentive like beyond two souls.

No, there's so much stock now that there's really no need to. If it's a game I just can't live without, I just go pick it up on my lunch break on launch day. I might pre-order if it's an odd game that stores might not get a lot of copies of though.

I don't preorder because the likelihood of a game being out of stock is ridiculously low and there's absolutely no upside to me in preordering. I rarely buy a game in the first month after release, especially if it looks like it's getting DLC (Then I just wait for the complete edition) generally they're less than 50% the launch price by the time the first month is over and by then there are plenty of reviews.

I could go buy heavily marketed games at £40+ on launch day without knowing anything about them that the publisher doesn't want me know, or I can buy 4 games a month or two old at a tenner and maybe find a little gem in the rough that I otherwise wouldn't have picked up. It's no contest really.

The only game I ever pre-ordered was Mass Effect 3. I usually wait until the eventual $20-$30 price drop or wait until a GOTY-esque edition comes out and it drops in price.

Only for collector editions I really want. Otherwise I import from online stores. Sure it takes 1-2 weeks to get to me but I save $30ish each time (approx 1/3 of the cost of the game in Aus)

Maybe a few times each generation. Most games I'm really excited for I get within a week of release, but on a few occasions I'll pre-order. Especially if there's a really good bonus for doing so.

i have only boought two so far, and i am happy with them

Two CEs? Which ones did you go for?

it really depends on what game it is and what's going to be coming with it if i pre-order it. i preordered black ops 1 and 2 but that was mostly so i could have a fun time standing in line with my buddies during the midnight release! those are honestly so fun and the excitement is absolutely contagious. i have also preordered both dark souls games because of all the extra stuff you get with them like cool cases, figurines, concept art books, and c.ds!

I only pre-order if it's a game that I know I will enjoy and will be worth the full $60. For me it also depends on pre-order incentives, like Amazon's $10-$20 game credit they give for pre-orders from time to time.

Otherwise, I just wait for the inevitable price drop and buy it when it's cheap. I try to go for cheap new copies, but will get a used copy if it's a PS3 title (Blu-Ray discs are virtually indestructible).

Forza 4, which was pretty much just extra content and SWTOR where i got the Darth Malgus statue, map, in game content and a CD

Generally my pre-orders take two forms.
PC pre-orders are hooked up a week in advance to take advantage of preloading and having people send me hate messages on steam.
Console gaming pre-orders I normally don't bother with seen as where I live most games stores are not out of stock by the time I wake up for me to go out and just buy it.

Then again recently I've taken to not bothering pre-ordering besides the PS4. With so many offers being thrown around mere days or weeks after a games release there's a lot of money to be saved with a little patience and waiting for the opinions of friends.

Nice choices.

Yeah, i rarely buy them, but they were worth it for those two. Spent over 500 hours on both. Thinking i might do it again with Watch Dogs

I bought Forza 4's CE too. See, not everybody hates racing :P

True, but we are the few, we are the chosen ones :3

yea i do if its one of my favorite developers like Naughty Dog, Bethesda, etc

Does that make me chosen too? On that topic did you guys pre order the LE Forza 5? The in game extras seem well worth the $10 more they're asking (here in Aus anyways)

I usually pre order games most of the time, because I for one like the free dlc instead of paying for it later.

True, but we are the few, we are the chosen ones :3

Xbox won't hit here this year, i will probably get it if i have the money next year. Unknown when it gets here

i only pre-order things that i know will be collectors item's in the future and be worth alot as the years pass..for example i pre-ordered Metriod Prime Trilogy: Collectors edition- and its still factory sealed. And i recently just pre-ordered the legend of zelda a link between worlds 3DS XL because i know this will be worth alot down the road, like all Zelda items.