Publisher locking a game behind a pre order.

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Dave 29 Oct @ 8:58am

The japsanese publisher behind "Double Dragon Revive" has locked the game "Double Dragon Dodgeball" behind a pre order. Which means, you can't get Double Dragon Dodgeball without having pre ordered Double Dragon Revive. Which is the most scammy practises I've seen so far.

Where are the usual youtube grifters like Asmongold and penguinz0 inflating it into a big story?

Or we don't mention it since it's a japsanese company doing it and they seem to be the 'good guys', they're allowed to get away with everything?

I mean, imagine the outrage if a western AAA game publisher would do it.

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76561197960377633 29 Oct @ 9:03am

Wallet vote

Iris Vandale 29 Oct @ 9:05am

Maybe they aren't outraged because they don't care.

Dusk of Oolacile 29 Oct @ 9:05am

TLDR. Do not preorder any game ever, for any reason. It's a scam. They do not run out of copies.

Vinz Clortho 29 Oct @ 9:06am

Can someone explain the point of pre-ordering a game on steam?

Corvus XIII 29 Oct @ 9:06am

I don't know the modern Double Dragons. If they want to teach people how to lose customers then that is on them.

Sixtyfivekills 29 Oct @ 9:06am

This is a scummy thing to do.

I think I recall Rayman Origins doing something similar, if you pre-ordered you'd get a copy of Rayman 2, which you cannot purchase on Steam by the way.

Corvus XIII 29 Oct @ 9:07am

Originally posted by Vinz Clortho:
Can someone explain the point of pre-ordering a game on steam?

76561197960377633 29 Oct @ 9:07am

Originally posted by Vinz Clortho:
Can someone explain the point of pre-ordering a game on steam?

You get a double dragon game for free

Iris Vandale 29 Oct @ 9:08am

Originally posted by mare:
Originally posted by Vinz Clortho:
Can someone explain the point of pre-ordering a game on steam?
You get a double dragon game for free