This year is looking to be a pretty big year for gamers everywhere. There are a ton of new games on the horizon, like Diablo III, Luigi’s Mansion 3DS, and Resident Evil 6. And don’t forget all of the speculation about next gen console announcements coming this year. With all these things coming stores are going to start pushing reserves down our throats. It used to be just EB Games and GameStop doing this, now pretty much every retailer that sells a video game offers some kind of bonus for pre-ordering with them. It’s getting a little ridiculous, I get that companies are trying to get your interested in shopping at their stores, and developers are happy enough to offer exclusive things to various retailers. In the past it was novelty stuff like shirts, stuffed toys, and key chains. Now it’s become all about the DLC, and I’m not even going to get started with my problems with DLC on release day that’s for another post.

So you’re a gamer and you’re excited to pick up X game when it comes out later this year, games are expensive though so maybe you want to pay it off over time. Reserves are great for this. Maybe you’re a big time collector and you just really like having the special editions of games. That’s cool too and those are totally valid reasons for a reserve, even the DLC is a valid reason. If you get a cool gun, or special character for pre-ordering why not put a little cash down early? You even get a guarantee that your game will be there on day one right? This may be true for stores like Best Buy or if you order it on Amazon, but if you’re getting it from GameStop be weary my friends.