Quoted from beelzeboob:As I recall, this same question was asked a couple of years ago. The fact that it's still being asked answers the question.
There it is! I was reading the thread before I said this exact same thing. I'm sure we could dig back through the topics and find this exact same question more than once. Pre-order is here to stay as long as there are enough suckers to pay for it. Pinball people are hypocrites.