I believe day one purchases should be ignored completely & here's why.
Game gets released & it's buggy mess, has these special editions scattered around (limited, *insert a specific name for a special edition*), needs tweaking & the online is horrendous.
People buy it, get ripped off & whine about it.
They still don't realize that we are in the age of these terrible business practices that devs have & then complain with words, instead of their wallets.
Why is it that you need to own the game day one? Nobody is forcing you to open a wallet if it's against your will. There is one thing called 'research'.
Few tips:
Read user based reviews, watch first impressions, view video reviews, read articles, watch trailers, see some small portions of gameplay & that's how you'll be able to find out if the game is worth the full price, which is usually 60 $.
It's that easy. There is no way you should get games day one. It's another form of entertainment. It's not life essential to own it immediately.
Now, here's what you should consider. If you wait for few years:
- the price drops
- game gets patched
- multiplayer gets fixed
- if the game is on PC, high number of mods will be available
- those mods will get patched
And the thing that Deus Ex Human Revolution has taught me:
- it may be released in a bundle with other titles in the same franchise or the definitive version could hit the market, just like what happened to Deus Ex Human Revolution Director's cut.
It pays to wait.
