I pre-order games just so there's a copy for me. Though only Pokemon BW-USM(Didn't pre-order Let's Go lol; It's also the only game I have one version of, never got Eevee), Red Dead 2, GTA V, Far Cry 5/New Dawn, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, and Saints Row 3/4 have that honor thus far. And Outer Worlds... but that's not out yet
But those are all games I KNEW I'd play again and again.... and I have.
I rarely buy games new anymore in general, only games from franchises I love. With Fallout 76 being the sole exception, it'll be free on either PS or Live one day so why bother? lol
Assassin's Creed, I wait until the Gold edition goes on sale. Did that with Odyssey and it was $50 well spent! Doing that with Kingdom too! Gaming's just too expensive nowadays. Wait a month on Ubisoft games, you'll usually save $20-40 and not miss out on anything. They usually repeat the 'limited events' so don't think you need to rush
I'm tempted by Watch Dogs Legion.... I love the franchise, but this 'no main character' thing is a major turn off. And they really need to show more gameplay or at least a hint of the actual main story. Plus.... no Aiden once again. Or Marcus... or Jordi... or Wrench... Right now I'm waiting on a sale. Had it been Watch Dogs 3 with Aiden(Or an AC reference; the modern descendant of Jacob Frye) in London.... hell yeah, I'd have pre-ordered it!
I have the SWSH double pack pre-ordered, have had it done for months. I'm ready to throw my money at DP remakes soon as they are announced, but I'm not pre-ordering SWSH sequels if the Dexit thing is still there, sorry but there's no excuse for the sequels to not have the rest!
I actually picked up Just Cause 4 last week, and now that Hitman 2's finished with its content I expect the price will drop fairly soon to a more comfortable price. I have great patience on waiting, finally bought that lame Saints Row spin-off Agents of Mayhem for $5 with all the DLC too last month!
For the foreseeable future, only DP remakes, Saints Row 5, GTA VI(ce City), and Far Cry 6 are getting pre-ordered. Too early for RDR 3 lol