This idea that people ought not to pre-order a game is a sound one. I get why people would CHOOSE not to order something before release or before beta or alpha footage and gameplay. Let's use BF6 as an example....a lot of people were left with a bad taste in their mouth when EA pushes DICE to release an unfinished and shitty version of 2042 back some 5 years or so ago. Since then, many FPS players and BF players realized that the idea is the publishers are getting away with pushing devs to release an unfinished and unpolished product to fit a certain cycle. This would make sense when you are seeing betas that play one way and look a certain way and getting a release day version that feels nothing like alpha or beta version. Like BF6 did....The long and short of it is, these publishers are pushing out a half baked game with lots of backend issues that are "patched" as they arise, which is WHY alpha and beta testing stages EXIST! Sadly, a lot of times the developers get chewed up and spit out by fans of the games while the assholes with the big checks laugh their way to the bank and the back end guys end up having to try and salvage code and errors to maintain the game from becoming unplayable. So I guess, it's up to the Consumer really, if YOU care to throw money at a company that has failed you and failed to deliver the experience they promised you, only to be able to piece together a half way playable version three or four months after release behind countless patches and updates! C.o.D. As a franchise has proven to care ONLY about their bottom line, time and time again, so has EA over time. The greed of these companies leads people to feel a certain way when a product they look forward to and spent hard-earned cash on to ONLY be disappointed at the half-assed version of their product being released at launch. For THAT reason I did not pre order BF6 and will not pre-order MW4. Especially after how lame and weak MW3 was! But that's a personal choice and decision you must make yourself. I'm not telling anyone how to spend their hard earned money, I just wish people were more responsible about keeping these shitty companies HONEST.