I've pre-ordered GTA VI, and I can already hear the knuckle draggers already:

"Huh duh, why would you pre-order a digital game?!"

I don't normally pre-order games, and I certainly don't pre-order digital games, so normally I'd agree with you. But for GTA VI I think it's going to be a good idea.

Come launch day what do you think is going to happen? Do you really think everything is going to go smoothly? Or do you think the PlayStation Store is going to buckle under the weight of around 30 million people all logging in at the same time, trying to all buy the same game?

If I was a betting man I'd bet that the PSN and the CDN servers are going to have a complete meltdown on GTA VI release day.

So I pre-ordered the digital game just so I can pre-download it a few days before, thus avoiding the mass server melt down as the game will already be on my Hard Drive.

I think... I could just preorder it a few days prior to release day. That was actually my plan originally but Sony did their 2028 thing and my PS5 is now strictly offline. Oh well.

Remember to get discount credit if available. ShopTo does £70 credit for £61 right now.

I don't know what that means.

I'll get it eventually for maybe $40 or less, or if it comes to Gamepass or PS+ one day. No rush for me.

2028 thing as in ending disc production. Not that it matters anyway as the point still stands. There is absolutely no benefit from preordering the game before Nov 12th. 

Ill just wait for the physical version. Its coming. No way they will leave money on the table from physical collectors and the people who will double dip.

I wonder if it will be like Baldur's Gate 3, where it came later but was only sold on their website.

I dont think so. This is the biggest game release this gen from a big AAA developer.

A few days before the release date, the servers will crash.
A couple of days before the release date, the servers will crash.
A day before the release date, the servers will crash.
The day of release, the servers will crash.
The day after the release, the servers will crash.
Two days after the release, the servers will crash.
Three days after the release, the servers will crash.

Servers could go down for several days and even up to a week.

Not that I'm criticizing anyone preordering the game, cos there'll still be gaps when servers will be running which will give people a chance to download it before the crash at it's peak. I just wanted to express the impact of the servers crashing in more detail than lots of people think.