Comments on: Pre-Orders http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/09/pre-orders/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sargon http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/09/pre-orders/comment-page-1/#comment-30139 Sargon Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:51:30 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/09/pre-orders/#comment-30139 I agree with the above poster. A pre order was initialy ment to be cheapr. Or people who pre order should get their product before all other normal orders. Giving an added value to the product is a nice idea, but that is usually called limitied or special edition, doesnt it? I agree with the above poster.
A pre order was initialy ment to be cheapr. Or people who pre order should get their product before all other normal orders.
Giving an added value to the product is a nice idea, but that is usually called limitied or special edition, doesnt it?

]]> By: ZeHa http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/09/pre-orders/comment-page-1/#comment-13659 ZeHa Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:40:36 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/09/pre-orders/#comment-13659 You could also think about shipping a pre-version to those who pre-ordered. Perhaps like this, there is a demo available, and the full version is not finished yet, but some people pre-ordered, so you could send them an exclusive "somewhere between demo and full version" game. Of course they'll get the final product as well, as soon as it's ready to hit the road (would be very evil to deny this :))) Don't know if that would be cool, because until now I didn't pre-order and I didn't offer pre-orders ;) but in some cases this could be a cool feature ;) You could also think about shipping a pre-version to those who pre-ordered. Perhaps like this, there is a demo available, and the full version is not finished yet, but some people pre-ordered, so you could send them an exclusive “somewhere between demo and full version” game. Of course they’ll get the final product as well, as soon as it’s ready to hit the road (would be very evil to deny this :)))

Don’t know if that would be cool, because until now I didn’t pre-order and I didn’t offer pre-orders ;) but in some cases this could be a cool feature ;)

]]> By: Craig Fry http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/09/pre-orders/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Craig Fry Wed, 10 May 2006 15:25:48 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2006/05/09/pre-orders/#comment-2106 Personally, I never do pre-orders. No matter where I pre-order from, the game will shop up late. Since I can't wait (that's why you preorder right?) I get the game from somewhere that has it. I've been perpetually rolling over $10 at ebGames since I never actually pick the game up from there. Win-Win for the developer, usually not for the consumer. People that preorder do it to: 1) Ensure they get the game 2) Get the game in their hands as fast as possible. Should be ever get into pre-orders I would love to do them where people could either download the game early (like Half-Life2 is doing on Steam) or at least ship the game early to those that pre-order. THEN, you give people a real reason to preorder, getting the money into your company faster. Personally, I never do pre-orders. No matter where I pre-order from, the game will shop up late. Since I can’t wait (that’s why you preorder right?) I get the game from somewhere that has it. I’ve been perpetually rolling over $10 at ebGames since I never actually pick the game up from there.

Win-Win for the developer, usually not for the consumer.

People that preorder do it to:

1) Ensure they get the game
2) Get the game in their hands as fast as possible.

Should be ever get into pre-orders I would love to do them where people could either download the game early (like Half-Life2 is doing on Steam) or at least ship the game early to those that pre-order.

THEN, you give people a real reason to preorder, getting the money into your company faster.

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