Why I Cancelled My Playstation 4 Preorder

Well, all of my hopes and dreams have gone to shit.

I preordered my Playstation 4 the day after the Sony press conference at E3. Do you remember that fucking press conference? Remember when Jack Tretton laid the smack-down of the century on Microsoft? It was such a harsh beating that the Xbox One is basically a completely different console from the one shown at E3. I think I remember a few "yo mamma" jokes in there too, but I digress. I was beyond hyped for the PS4. The exclusives, the graphics, the price. It was all perfect. I was ready. My body was ready.

And then they delayed Watch Dogs.

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Okay, I had been rethinking my preorder just a little before that news broke. Was it worth spending $400 for a box that plays really pretty shooters that wouldn't have many very significant titles until Spring? Probably not, but Watch Dogs was my system-seller. It was next-gen is every discernible way. It was incredibly ambitious for an open world game, and looked completely unlike any game that has come before it. My PC was quickly becoming a relic of a bygone era of Far Cry 3's and Hitman: Abolutions, and Watch Dogs finally signaled my exit from the fantastic illusion of the "PC Master Race."

I was still holding on to my reserve for dear life. They still have Killzone and Call of Duty, I thought. Those are just shooters with new engines, nothing worth buying a new console for. What about Knack? Knack? Are you serious? Shut up, brain. Fuck you, Mike. NO FUCK YOU, BRAIN. The real blockbuster games like Destiny and Infamous aren't coming until a few months after the console's release. What about Driveclub? That game looks awesome, and it's FREE. Hey, yeah, you're right brain! Driveclub looks rad as hell! I'll get that and- oh wait never mind that got cancelled too.

So I went to Gamestop and cancelled my preorder.



I was inconsolable. My next gen dreams were gone... until a few months from now when Watch Dogs comes out. All I had was a gaming PC, every current-gen console, and an extra $100 lining my pockets. What was I to do?

Oh, hey there beautiful.