S'bout right
I've bought just the one pre-order, I think it was Skyrim, and their pre-release reviews were good enough to justify it.
Other than that - never, Nor any games that say something like 'Pre-release play available now - I am NOT an unpaid beta tester
And while I'm mildly ranting - any game that I sniff may have in game purchases to progress (Dead Space 3 fer instance) that's a big no no.
Finally, Amazon e-mailed me two days ago with details of their January Sale
Almost as bad as Yuletide in September. Almost.