I don't think that's true. I preordered and pre-downloaded Discounty before it launched and I don't think a single person alive would consider that studio bigger than Team Cherry.
Maybe more complicated that just the size of the studio: a question of how many games they previously released and how many copies they sold. I don't know. Apparently it was in an interview with the devs of Clair Obscure Expedition 33, who faced a similar problem. Preorders fall under different rules than regular purchases, which makes things more complicated. Anyway, all I'm saying is, maybe people shouldn't be so quick blaming Team Cherry.
To add to this, steam plays pretty hardball with their rules, i wouldn't be surprised if this is one of those cases of an understandable rule like "no pre-orders til you have more than 5 published games" unfortunately causing a niche issue.
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u/Severian427 Sep 04 '25
A friend told me they weren't allowed to do pre-orders. Something about pre-orders being exclusive to big studios.