shmuck Too many middlemen. Time to start ordering directly from AMD and picking it up at the factory, hot off the press ;).





I know where you're all coming from but when you can get a full refund on hardware (14 day period for online bought goods in the EU) as well as games (Steam), it's no big deal, really.



That said, unless there are preorder bonuses or you want to support the developers, why bother preordering.

- Pre order creates laziness and a lack of drive to push a product to market when it is actually finished. After all, you've got the sale already. In the case of hardware, a pre order is fuel for presenting half truths and questionable 'leaks' that show performance far above what is in the product. You'd be surprised how deep that rabbit hole goes.- Supporting developers does not happen through a pre-order. Funding for a project is always secured (even withlong before a project is finished. The only thing that crowdfunding goals could add along the way is- in which case a clear stretch goal shows you what you're paying premium for. Not very much unlike the currently popular seasonal content and passes. Apparently people like roadmaps and waiting for content? :p It suits the pre-order 'impatience' - there is a weird urge to close the sale and 'claim your spot'. Its a phenomenon called 'fear of missing out'. Psychological abuse at its finest ;)- Pre order is your money out of the bank and into another, you're not capable of using that money, while nothing has been returned for it yet. Strange way to make deals - even if you can cancel it at any time. Its not a physical item and pre order bonuses are never anything tangible and if they are, perhaps a boycot on the dev is more appropriate because that reeks of pay to win.- Pre order is a guarantee for paying full MSRP, while most products, even the most wanted ones, get post-launch discount rather quickly, or at least get competed over normally.If all that is worth a free sticker or a cool hat in a game to you... by all means...