While tens of millions of Americans decide who should be their next president, Square Enix is offering a far more crucial choice: Where should you pre-order Final Fantasy XV?
The above image is not some sort of twisted parody. It’s an actual screencap of Square Enix’s YouTube page, where they’ve got 16—16!—different pre-order DLC trailers. Some of them are for Amazon; others are for the Square Enix store; others still are only available when you pre-order digitally on the Xbox or PlayStation storefronts. The only way to snag’em all, as far as I can tell, is to pre-order four or five different copies of the game. To keep track you’ll probably want a flowchart, or this handy list (via Gematsu):
PlayStation Store, Xbox Game Store, or Ultimate Edition
Amazon U.S. or Ultimate Edition
Pre-Order DLC: “Gourmand Set (Two Types of Rare Cooking Ingredients)”
Amazon U.S. or Ultimate Edition
Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition
PlayStation Store and Xbox Games Store
Square Enix Online Store in North America
Amazon U.S.
Deluxe Edition or Ultimate Edition
PlayStation Store
Amazon U.S. or Ultimate Edition
Pre-Order DLC: “Weapon: Blazefire Saber (Final Fantasy XIII)”
Amazon U.S.
Amazon U.S.
Amazon U.S.
All pre-orders
Pre-Order DLC: “Xbox One Avatars: Noctis Costumes and Carbuncle Pet”
Xbox Games Store
GameStop and EB Games
Devious or just annoying? No matter your personal feelings, I think this is evidence—and this might just be a wild guess, but hear me out—that Square Enix wants you to pre-order Final Fantasy XV
