Do you think that the Cyberpunk prepurchase option offered on GOG now is a good marketing decision? There are no extra benefits included in the package, so what's the point of prepurchasing? I mean I can simply wait until the game is released and then buy it...

The only real point is to support the devs, or to buy now if you're not sure you'll have the funds later.

CDRP don't tend to do pre-order bonuses or other things consumers might consider underhanded.

Actually this is the best way to do pre ordering because by offering no pesky exclusive content behind pre order or editions there's no incentive to actually do it and now people will pre order for the right reason, being an early supporter among other things not by feeling forced to do it so people feel they have the complete edition.

As for your question, no there's no reason for you to pre order but you can do it if you feel confident enough that the end product will be good. I wish more publishers and devs would do it this way.

Actually, I'm not sure it is, and I have the impression that it's likely to have a negative impact on Gog's take during the prepurchasing period...

Offering exclusive pre order content is not good at all, neither is encouraging pre orders, i get what you are saying but now you can actually wait until release and see what people think about the game before game buying and not missing out on content, it should also add some good will to do it this way.

If they get the money now then it helps them fund the game a bit if they need the money and it also helps them show other DEVS that DRM FREE is a viable option and works.Not to rag/more of a nitpick: Are you equating proorder bonuses as something some see as underhanded?

If so I fail to see why people would think that(well beyond "forcing" some to use certain shops to get certain bonuses).To be honest if the content is stuff like skins/etc I couldn't care less or feel duped/betrayed by stores if they offer it for preorders. Even with story dlc if it's free for preorder and one has to pay a bit for it otherwise I see no problem as long as others can buy such(and it's not locked to one store and preorder only).

Witcher 3 proved that well enough... and with the profits they earned from that, yeah they won't have to worry about "early support" they will only have to worry if this game is a flop.

I just don't like the defending of companies by their supporters, not in that way. As i feel more often than not, they are just screwing the rest of us, in this instance as gamers. The constant micro-transactions ingames, the unending flow of tiny DLC that is like selling a CD in 30 pieces at 2.99 each when the CD cost £9.99.

With the defence of "but you have a CHOICE!" but do we? games are so empty they need this DLC now, it's not so much the DLC itself, but the content to price ratio, it never add's up and the customer is being robbed every step of the way, but the majority don't seem to care, oh it's only £2.99... x 20.. yeah it soon adds up.


With it the games i enjoy, are getting less and less.

If they can do it for those games, then others can do it for games they like and want to see more of...it's not rocket science. :\

Did you even understand what i wrote?

Yes, you dislike one type of games and how they sell them to people. I said/suggested people try to shift it their way if they want it that way.

It is underhanded because it locks content away from people for not being early adopters. It it an attempt to bribe people into buying a game before any reviews are out. It is using manipulative tactics and manufacturing false scarcity (only available through preorder, once the game is out, this content will be gone!) and abusing people's FOMO to coerce preorder sales. CDPR says buy if you like, don't if you don't. We'd like it if you did but no pressure. People are buying it like hot cakes. Tons of preorders without any coercion required. Apparently, being decent human beings makes customers want to invest in you.

No, it's every type of game turning into a micro-transaction. Sure people should have a choice, but whats my choice? to accept it or not play? is that what it is?

So they have a choice which is always yes please, and i either have to accept it or not game. Yeah great fucking choice.

To me that's less underhanded and more good salesmanship...if they know how to sell to people and make a buck I see no problem with it as long as the content is minor(skins/etc) or is major but available to all.

Also not all pre-order content is "locked away" from everyone. Most is available to everyone else for a fee.

As for people being worried it's scarce and not doing due diligence when looking into it...well that's partially on the consumer for not being able to tell what's scarce and what's not/etc.

Same thing....you dislike the current gaming trend, so I suggested people should shift it the other/a new way if they desire. People do not desire or not enough, though, as it hasn't shifted back/a new way yet.

And you have a choice....buy the kickstarter/etc projects/games that do stuff you like and support, and don't buy what you don't support. The market won't always be in a way that's favorable to all, and when it goes a way one dislikes one has to just bear with it as others do when the market shifts a way they dislike.