I learned my lesson with preordering during the PS2 launch. We preordered as soon as it was announced, paid off two consoles almost a year early, and were still told that due to shipping shortages, we'd have to wait in line to get it at launch because it was "first come first serve" for PREORDERS.
So I went to the mall where we'd preordered, at 10 am on 10/25/2000. There was already some other guy there, so I had to be next to him in line and talk to him about the games he was buying... he was all like MAN TEKKEN IS RAD MADDEN IS OFF THE CHAIN and all this other shit.
Anyway, I stayed until midnight... 14 hours. My dad did 12 hours to get his also (though, he paid a mexican dude to stand in line for him for like 6 hrs), and we both got our systems... but wtf? Totally not worth it. I could've waited for it to be readily available and spared myself from buying ps2 launch titles just so I had something to play.
No more preorders for me. Nothing that comes out in the states is rare enough that you have to get it asap or you'll be left out.
So I went to the mall where we'd preordered, at 10 am on 10/25/2000. There was already some other guy there, so I had to be next to him in line and talk to him about the games he was buying... he was all like MAN TEKKEN IS RAD MADDEN IS OFF THE CHAIN and all this other shit.
Anyway, I stayed until midnight... 14 hours. My dad did 12 hours to get his also (though, he paid a mexican dude to stand in line for him for like 6 hrs), and we both got our systems... but wtf? Totally not worth it. I could've waited for it to be readily available and spared myself from buying ps2 launch titles just so I had something to play.
No more preorders for me. Nothing that comes out in the states is rare enough that you have to get it asap or you'll be left out.