Up until PES2009 i had always pre-ordered them as ive been a fan of the series since i can remember but after getting PES2008 on the 360(RIP my 360), thinking...'yes! finally next gen PES time!' and obviously realising it was absolutely shite, trading it in for a PS2 copy, realising that wasnt very good either(although better than the 360 version lol), i found myself doubting Konami rather than trusting them to produce an reasonably improved game worthy of a pre-order. When it came to PES2009 i waited until id played the demo to even think about it, thought that was decent enough but i wasnt overwhelmed to buy it tbh so didnt pre-order. In the end i think i waited a week or something and actually ended up trading in a couple of my out jammed PS3 games and got it for no real pain to the pocket. Instantly i felt happy to be jammin on a new PES but the novelty soon wore off after i started to realise i had bought a ropey version of PES6 imo, just with better graphics, a flawed BAL mode and a cover & disc saying PES2009. I decided i would no longer pre-order these games unless it was a seriously sweet deal or there had been some big improvements that had been officially confirmed by independant reviewers as i no longer trust Konami's pre-release jibba jabba.
To be fair, if i coulda pre-ordered it for PS3 at £23.59 im pretty sure i woulda gone for it tbh as i woulda got best part of that back if the game wasnt up to scratch and i wanted to trade it in or stick it on ebay. Unfortunately that deal seems to no longer exist from what CryingGallas has said so it looks like im just gonna wait until its out and see what the fans have to say unless another awesome deal comes along etc.
Wow! Sorry about the essay LOL!
thanks in advance!
