(12-02-2018, 08:18 PM)Admentus Wrote: I never pre-purchase. Pre-purchases are overrated. Same goes for pre-orders.
Depends on the swag. GameStop tends to give out stuff as extras. I remember getting some small art book with Xenoblade Chronicles and some collector's box + small art book with The Last Story. They even gave me Paper Mario: Sticker Star for free basically (they mixed up a $5 reserve as a full purchase, but Sticker Star sucks). Also got a giant poster of Sticker Star too, which is actually just a giant sticker.
If there's no swag, eh, whatever. Buy it whenever
Only time I regret not pre-ordering or reserving a copy was with FE: Awakening. You couldn't find a copy anywhere months after it hit stores. Sold out no matter where I looked back then. Funny thing is, I still haven't played it. Had it for years as a sealed copy in my collection. Damn backlog!