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Have you ever tried pre-ordering a game? Or do you do that on a regular basis? This method of getting your gaming sustenance has been under debate for quite a while. Casual gamers rarely make use of it and they generally see it as proof of “game-nerdiness”. But aren’t there several relevant advantages to pre-ordering, at least for the hardcore gamer?

At theexplodingbarrel.com one can find some interesting stuff about why you should pre-order if you’re deep into games (like up to your neck). First and foremost, this way, you can get them as soon as they’re released, more precisely, on the very day they become available. By pre-ordering, you won’t suffer like those poor sods who went to the mortar-and-bricks store only to find that previous gaming creatures had already bought all copies of a certain game.

Another advantage would be that you get updates on changes to the release date. If you managed to keep up to date with game launches for the next several months or so, you can see what your gaming priorities are, and, by pre-ordering, you’ll get games hot from publishers’ ovens. Remember those dead calm periods when you just didn’t have anything good to play at hand? You can avoid them by pre-ordering and, especially, by keeping abreast with release dates, previews and other useful “gamelore” on the Web.

Also, if you’re after a collector’s edition you simply must have (like BioShock’s Big Daddy figurine package), pre-ordering is essential. If you don’t, you can almost be sure that you won’t lay hands on it (the word “limited”, as in “limited edition”, ring a bell?).

So, for these reasons at least, pre-ordering should be seen in a different light (at least by those who despise it as a marketing trick). Yes, it greatly benefits the company taking care of your anticipated order (make sure they’re professionals and experienced with this kind of stuff), and you have to pay up long before actually touching that sweet plastic carcass… But if you care about a certain game, it’s the surest way to let it know you do.