{"post":{"id":642,"title":"GTA VI launches November 19: pre-order now or wait for launch-week reviews?","body":"GTA VI comes out November 19 and I am torn. I have waited years for this one and I want to play on launch weekend with friends, but I also remember launch-week patches and performance issues on big open-world games. I play on console, I have a backlog, and I am not chasing a pre-order bonus. For people who buy big launches: is there a real reason to pre-order this one now, like a preload or a day-one queue, or is waiting a week for performance reports the smarter move?","community":"Gaming","score":1,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":1,"leading":{"id":776,"name":"Wait for the day-one patch notes","score":1},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"samhustles","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-11-04T01:15:55.664Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/642","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":776,"name":"Wait for the day-one patch notes","body":"Pre-order only buys you a preload, and preloads do not fix a rough launch build. Wait for the first patch notes and for console players to report frame rates in the opening city area, which is where open-world games usually struggle. A week of waiting costs you nothing if you have a backlog, and it saves you from paying full price for a game you put down after two crashes.","score":1,"rank_score":1,"author":{"username":"lenamakes","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-11-04T01:20:44.210Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}