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Is the Pre-order/Prepay Model FINALLY Dead?

By lowepg

8 years ago


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“Is Prepay still viable in the pinball community?”

  • Yes 65 votes
    41%
  • No 59 votes
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  • Maybe 20 votes
    13%
  • Absolutely not, no way, never..... ok, unless its my fantasy/grail title... 13 votes
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#41 8 years ago

Don't forget the people who pre-ordered WOZ and were skipped over for "new money" buyers who got their machines long before people who put their money down early. Why even pre-order a game when it doesn't cement your place in the order on the production line?

I will never pre-order a game years ahead of release that has not even been developed. I would consider paying for a game from a crowd-funded boutique company, but only if the game is fully developed, verified licensed, had playable prototypes in public, is entering production at Stern and is less than 3 months from my front door.

#46 8 years ago
Quoted from mnpinball:

Stern has been doing preorder prepay since the LE was introduced. Nothing new and continues to be the case. How many just sent in a check for KISSLE

Not even close to the same thing. There is no payment allowed until the game is announced and the game is announced as it enters production! You will have your game in hand in a matter of weeks not years.

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