I really do not understand why people torture themselves. I understand why it's possible and even lucrative but I will never understand why people CHOOSE it.

Just wait until a game is out for a year and buy a used one. There is zero advantage to preordering anything. You are almost guaranteed to lose money when you resell. All limited released are always available for sale. If you want to play one, just make friends or play one on location. There are sure to be a few of these on location around you the week they are released

There ARE a few exceptions to this standard but if you keep bouncing ideas off yourself wondering what adult toy you should spent thousands on, before it's even available to play, you are just torturing yourself on purpose.

Theme means nothing if the game is shit.
Theme means nothing if the customer is not supported.
Theme means nothing if the system is not updated with fixes and improvements.

Promises mean nothing... EVER. If the game never comes out, why they hell does it even matter?

There is a huge difference between test driving games once they are out to better understand what you want to buy, and clamoring over an unreleased game, even considering setting money aside for it, that may not be great or ever get released.

I hope they make amazing machines that are fun to play. But the only money I would put towards one before owing it is with a coin drop on location.