A couple of games, big games, are available to pre-order at the moment. Namely, Star Wars Battlefront, and Fallout 4. Both have been plastered all over steam and origin respectively, enticing the consumer to come and spend your hard earned cash on a game that isn't even out yet. Now of course I am insanely excited for both games as they are the return of two of my favorite franchises, but no gameplay had been released (actually Fallout 4 gameplay has just been revealed, check it out on my news page). This is a huge problem, as many people are paying for a game they don't know if they will enjoy. I haven't pre-ordered a game since Black ops 2, this is why: The pre-order deal was that I would get the game a couple of days before it was released. I was super excited to level up ahead of my friends, and show 'em how it's played.
Of course, on the day it was meant to be at my house, no game, next day, no game, the next day, no game, THE NEXT DAY, no game. I was furious, as this was the day it was released. And to add insult to injury, I found out my friend had found the game £20 cheaper ,than what I payed for it, at a local game store. So, not only had he paid less, but he got to play the game before me. This is when I realised, it's not worth it. Don't bother pre-ordering, just buy it when it comes out, in-fact, wait a bit, read the reviews, watch youtube vids, to see if it is actually what you want. Don't fall into the trap, don't blindly hand your money over to these companies for a promise, they may or may not keep. But of course with EA, it doesn't matter, they're always fucking you in the ass.