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Never, which is part of why I almost never do it.

So it was an exception and not the rule. I see.

I could've bought the digital version (I dought the deluxe edition with the season pass) but the physical one was cheaper (maybe because of how the PS Store converts prices into other currencies).

I usually get games day one from pre-orders on Amazon but that's most likely only because I have Prime.

Honestly depends on how close you are to a shipment facility as far as Amazon is concerned... for the most part. Usually I get some sort of notification the night before about it being in the facility and then, sometime in the morning, I get an "out for delivery". I imagine that this is less of a norm the farther away you are from one.

So far, I've only had one game arrive late (MK8 Deluxe) which took an extra full 3 days and I still don't know wtf happened there.

Though keep in mind that I still usually buy a game straight from Best Buy nowadays if I'm dying to get my hands on it. Really, ordering online has always been more of a convenience thing for me.

The only two games I've ever pre-ordered were Smash 3DS and the Crash N-Sane Trilogy. Both were through Gamestop, and both times I had to drive to the store and pick it up. Which is a half hour drive and out of state, have I ever mentioned that I live in the middle of nowhere? Don't ever visit southern Illinois, there's nothing here but corn, deer and people who think they're rednecks but really aren't.

Yeah I got MK8 Deluxe late too when it came out. Must have been some sort of distribution problem there.

I preordered from a different store this time than when I preordered Xenoverse 2. None are Amazon, Gamestop etc. as we don't have that here. 

It's not really that big of a problem if it arrives on Monday or anytime really but I can't stand seeing it everywhere I go as I think I already saw half the game only from youtube thumbnails alone.

For me it's usually better to not pre order, most shops in my area sell games 3-5 days prior to release. The only exception of that was MediEvil, probably because it released on the same day as the last CoD. Nobody knew it would be coming out, lel.

It really depends on the country, your region within the country and the retailer and shipping. In mainland UK, games arrive on (or before) launch day around 99% of the time. Retailers always say "pre-order for guaranteed delivery by launch day". I've only ever had one game arrive a day late.

I don't even get why, if you go by the only name actually featured in a game - his canon name is Ren - which appears in both Dancing in Starlight, and Dancing in Moonlight.

They did this with the last two protagonists.

The only reason Narukami kept his name is because it was the most consistently used.

But you still have debates over what the P3 Hero's name is, and now the same is happening with Joker.

He's also Spike Spiegel

and Japanese Donald Duck

The guy who voices Sponge Bob also voice Goku here in Brazil, so yeah... Versatility is key

It makes Sakurai cooler

PS4 disks & digital games both will work on PS5 if the backwards compatible rumor is true.

Thanks!

I hope it ends up being the case.

I hope that Scarlet can actually pull game data off of BC discs instead of having to download everything like the Xhox One does. Imagine having to download friggin Red Dead 2, all 100 GB of it. Also PS5, how each system handles backwards compatibility will probably determine which one I get. After all, if I can catch up on all the PS4 games I've missed without having to buy a PS4, that would be nice.

Once again:

Well in a meta way (spoilers)

Again i must stress: if Atlus wants to capitalize only on the more recent 3 Persona titles, why don't they just rebrand the subseries completely? Because being a leech over the legacy of the MegaTen franchise and the first two Personas without bothering to aknowledge them is really a cruel joke at this point.
The games existed. They had their merits. Flaws were even fixed in the PSP re-releases. Stop pretending they're the neglected deformed children that need to be hidden in the attic while the rest of the family parties in the living room.

I would say it's possible due to the favt they had 3D models already for Yu and Makoto from Dancing, but they still should've made a P1 and P2 dancing game then.

They might fear of low sales but I think with P5, P2 at least gained a bigger fanbase. (I see P2 being discussed more nowadays).

They say they have more DLC announcements coming and I really hope they decide to include the 3 remaining protagonsits.

P-Studio still reference P1 and 2. They haven't been forgotten, it's just that they're not doing anything with those titles.

...so they're releasing a definitive version...

that isn't definitive because they are gonna push DLC out afterwards.

Cool.

It's not really a definitive version. It's just a different version of the game. You still have to buy the DLC from P5 (for a smaller price if you own the P5 ones)

It seems pretty scummy to me.

"Hey, here's a new version of the game that is basically the same game as the one before with some extra content but it's still full price and you can't keep your DLC if you previously bought it and we're even gonna nickel and dime you for even more money with EVEN MORE DLC"

Like, why can't it just be "Here is the definitive P5 experience with all the old stuff and some new exciting things, 60 bucks, no DLC"? Why do they still have to try to squeeze money out of the consumers? Seems lame to me, tbh.

They did this with Persona 3 and 4 as well. It's not a new thing.

At least the story ia different.

Anno can't keep getting away with this.

Feels like that's the Evangelion experience in a nutshell.