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[yogaflame]

Nothing beats Cyberpunk when it comes to that question.

 

[Last Hearth]

CP2077, build a new PC just to play that game. Then again Starfield, bought a new graphics card. (Although to be fair I also was anticipating BG3 releasing a month later). But after those 2 I'm never buying a game on release again.

 

[flying_sq]

Gears of War, skipped a day of high school to go pick it up. What a waste of time

 

[Humdinger]

I don't think I've been convinced to never do it. I might still do it for a game I am chomping at the bit to play. Trouble is, those games come along very rarely. Not one this gen so far. So I'm fine with waiting months or even years to play. Price is lower by then, and the bugs have been fixed.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Patience, prices going down fast, and patch fest.

Wait a month and you’ll get the game decently patched. Wait a few more months and you’ll probably get it for 30-40% off

Only the most hardcore gamer amped up on a game or a competitive gamer needing to join online sports leagues and learn the maps and level up in shooters really need to buy day one.

 

[Loomy]

Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

 

[Bond007]

I just buy whatever i want when i want.
FOMO is a real thing in the past- wanting to know what the hype was about. Can be good and help find new genres etc. I simply dont have any rules for myself when it comes to preorder, day ones, or waiting. Always case by case. Can be life in the way, hype build for a favorite series, wanting something new to try, dev history, history of sales, time of year with regards to sales.

Its just whatever. lol
Only rule i have is not buying anything digital unless its obviously say DLC.

 

[ValiantInstance]

Cyberpunk 2077 was that game, then I broke and bought the Starfield expansion to play early.
I convinced myself I would never buy on release and then convinced myself to forget all about it.

Similar pattern. Cyberpunk 2077 made me realise I should never preorder again, but I got sucked back in for Starfield as I assumed it couldn't be worse than Fallout 4. I was wrong.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

The not answer is gamepass







Also I got caught in the hype of Elden hen I know good and well I don't play souls games well.

 

[hemo memo]

Nothing, but I'm a Nintendo guy so still conditioned to get complete, well-made games on day one

Flawless

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

The dreaded Anthem that game change my whole perspective on day one buys.

And I was likely more excited about Anthem than any game in recent memory leading up to that

What a disaster that game was

 

[Sooner]

None

 

[Laptop1991]

AC Odyssey first, stopped playing for the 1st 3 month;s until the grinding was balanced in an update, then Valhalla, bug fest at launch and for quite a while afterwards, and finally Cyberpunk, i got it cheap 2 months later after Nexus support was announced, eventually fixed and became a really good game, and since that was the last game i bought new 4 years ago every new release i was interested in since i waited to buy then didn't as they were either bad games or broken,

I've saved quite a few quid lol.

 

[rubik's dude]

Flawless

The native Switch version is awful. I played this on Yuzu again recently, and it was a night and day difference. The core bugs are still there, but running the game at a constant 4k30 was amazing. I was actually able to enjoy the game.

 

[AngelMuffin]

I only buy Nintendo games day 1 now.

 

[Shifty1897]

Final Fantasy 13.

Dang, now that you mention it, this was it for me too.

 

[Puscifer]

The dreaded Anthem that game change my whole perspective on day one buys.

I think it's wild that game is still alive

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

none, what a silly idea.

 

[The Pleasure]

Street fighter 5 at launch. Wow that game was limited in its fighting. The beta played better then that at launch.

 

[SpiceRacz]

This was pre-YouTube so I wasn’t able to see actual gameplay footage. Mistakes were made.

 

[Nankatsu]

This was pre-YouTube so I wasn’t able to see actual gameplay footage. Mistakes were made.

Enter the Matrix was pretty cool back in the day.

Clunky as fuck, but still pretty dope.

 

[SpiceRacz]

Enter the Matrix was pretty cool back in the day.

Clunky as fuck, but still pretty dope.

 

[JohnnyPhats]

The game of life. I just don’t have time for the newest latest and greatest.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Dark Souls II was hilarious in hindsight. I did a whole media blackout so you'll understand why I was so baffled. Did the midnight Day 1 release and took the day off.

The last I had seen of the game were the reveal screenshots. Full torch lighting, beautiful aesthetic, all that.

 

[rubik's dude]

Dark Souls II was hilarious in hindsight.

Lmao shit, doing a media blackout for Dark Souls II and then playing it Day 1 expecting something on the level of Dark Souls 1 or Demon's Souls, I can viscerally feel the disappointment thinking about that.

Although tbh I didn't do a media blackout, and still felt bamboozled.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Lmao shit, doing a media blackout for Dark Souls II and then playing it Day 1 expecting something on the level of Dark Souls 1 or Demon's Souls, I can viscerally feel the disappointment thinking about that.

Although tbh I didn't do a media blackout, and still felt bamboozled.

You have no idea. I had a whole existential crisis and had no idea what was going on. I went online to check if maybe there was some issue and I had gotten a "wrong version". That's when I discovered Downgrade Gate and I immediately went on a hateful posting binge trashing the game.

PS: Dark Souls had reignited my passion for gaming and is probably my favorite game of all time...so yea.

 

[Zug]

The last bad day 1 purchase was Frostpunk 2 for me. Not because the game is intrinsically bad, but it's just too different from the first episode that I loved, so I fell cheated (also bought the full premium edition with all the DLCs FFS)

 

[Nankatsu]

Man, my kid self liked it.

I still remember going into gamefaqs and printing a long ass tutorial, in which you had to write a bunch of codes in the game's "hacking terminal", in order to unlock a sword

 

[jufonuk]

Returnal
I was skeptical, but bought into the hype. It was not enjoyable.
Not never, but I've become more careful.

My brother did that with elden ring on his Xbox. Which he later sold and got a PS5.

 

[The Dead Flag Blues]

After Watch Dogs and Mafia 3 I definitely became more cautious with pre-orders.

 

[Mortisfacio]

I still buy some games pre-order or day 1, but it's rare. CDPR games, WoW expansions and From games. Maybe some others, but that's about it. Spore is the game that made me skeptical.

 

[HRK69]

Destiny

 

[Soodanim]

That picture is hilarious. What even is the point of putting the tiny bandage ?

It feels like it should be a metaphor, but for what I don't know

 

[Ballthyrm]

The Elder scrolls: Oblivion

It was the beginning of the end for AAA games. A warning for things to come.

 

[Kurotri]

Hasn't really happened to me yet. I've only been burned 2 or 3 times, which isn't a lot imo. Assassin's Creed 3 was my first time that genuinely made me pissed that I even bought the game. I also really disliked Doom Eternal, even though I loved 2016. Something about Eternal just didn't jive with me one bit. And then of course Cyberpunk 2077.

Not really answering OP's question but with the PS5 and Series X it was my first time buying consoles at launch. Never doing that ever again.

 

[touchfuzzy]

Flawless

Fair, Game Freak's trash releases are an exception for sure, but I just don't buy those at all.

 

[Pop]

If new games move past $70, I will not be buying games at launch or launch prices

Screw that

 

[H From Steps]

And I was likely more excited about Anthem than any game in recent memory leading up to that

What a disaster that game was

It’s tragic really I had the same excitement for it.

 

[SHA]

Most western games underperform at launch.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

I think the last game I bought on a launch-day whim was Benedict Fox, and that was certainly a disappointment.

 

[Danjin44]

None of the game I bought gave me bad experience that I would never buy a game day one.

I still very much want to buy most of games day one, like upcoming MHWilds.

Then again most of games I play are Japanese games.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Horizon Zero Dawn, it took me almost a year to finish that shit

 

[Valonquar]

Assassin's Creed 3. Litterally 5 seconds after gaining control of my character after the opening cut-scene I fell through the geometry and died.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Let go of buying games “day 1” AND preordering years ago, sales help, and in terms of updates they like to throw those things at you.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

The Concord Digital Deluxe Edition...

....

...

I've earmarked 7 day one's over the next couple of years.

 

[March Climber]

The Elder scrolls: Oblivion

It was the beginning of the end for AAA games. A warning for things to come.

Wasn’t the DLC post-release?

 

[NahaNago]

Returnal
I was skeptical, but bought into the hype. It was not enjoyable.
Not never, but I've become more careful.

I regretted buying this game as well.

This was still not enough to convince me to not buy a game on release. With that said I don't buy as many games on day one these days since I'm just not interested in that many games.

 

[_Ex_]

 

[hemo memo]

If new games move past $70, I will not be buying games at launch or launch prices

Screw that

I stopped buying non-Nintendo games at launch. Too many games, and so little time.

 

[Codes 208]

Flawless

Gamefreak =/= Nintendo

I have yet to be disappointed by their non-remasters that I’ve preordered