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Paying To Play Early: Gaming's Sad New Scam (The Jimquisition)

  • Writer: James Stephanie Sterling
    James Stephanie Sterling
  • Oct 4, 2023
  • 1 min read


Videogames are increasingly trying to get you to preorder or purchase expensive deluxe editions in exchange for "early access" to a game several days before its official launch date. This latest trend is a sure sign that, as publishers desperately try to keep squeezing blood from the same shriveled stone, they're running out of aggressive monetization schemes.

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