Amazon.com Adds Pre-Orders for Digital Download PC Titles
Weird right? Everyone from Steam to GamersGate to even Origin allow for pre-orders and yet, Amazon.com seems to have never had that option available. It seems that not they�re ready to jump in fully and offer pre-orders for digitally delivered copies of upcoming PC titles.
That will probably mean further fragmentation of the digital delivery market and even further splitting of pre-order bonuses for games. They confirmed to CNET that there will be pre-orders for Battlefield 3 - Limited Edition [Download]
They have also stated that you won�t pay anything, until the game launches and that it will be available the minute it releases (so 00:01 on Tuesday mornings usually in the US). They confirmed they will offer bonuses for pre-orders as well.
The real question is, what online system will it hook into? It�s guaranteed that any games it sells from EA will require Origin to play, but what about all the others? Will there be Steamworks options available for those that are on Steam? Will they be able to be registered in Steam?
It seems we will find out when they are ready to fire things up. Right now though, you could pre-order Assassin�s Creed Revelations [Download]
