The only games I preorder are Zelda and Square’s 2D-HD CE titles. Both have been 10/10 for me in all modern era releases.
I pre-ordered TotK from GameStop so I could get a sleeve and a wooden Zelda board thing.
I pre-ordered one (1) game ever and that was Watch_Dogs in 2013 for the PS3. Was enough to teach me to never do that again
“I like to preorder my groceries. I know they’re going to have what I want, they always do, but I just give them a few hundred in advance to make sure they’ll still have some when I get there.”
Same logic.
Let me introduce you to the concept of a supermarket Christmas savings club. You basically pre-order Christmas groceries with them.
https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/18/supermarket-christmas-saving-schemes-tesco-asda-19514484/