2007, I think. I had recently moved and didn’t have internet hooked up yet, so I bought BioShock as a physical disc so that I wouldn’t have to wait. Imagine my frustration when I learned about the online-only authentication bullshit it used for DRM, so having the disc didn’t even matter; without Internet I couldn’t play the damn thing at all.

I bought GTA4 for like $8 during a Steam Sale shortly after it came out, back when Steam Sales were crazy good. An absolute steal for such a great game.

Hey, is it okay if there’s a place where we’re not being fucking advertised to all the time? Fuck off with this.

Yeah, I think we all had a similar preorder experience at one point or another. There’s just no compelling reason to preorder anymore.