State funded is different than state controlled. BBC and CBC both have charters that focus on political and information neutrality and are meant to be backed by an oversight board to prevent any bias in reporting.

At least if you pre-order with steam, you can get a refund according to their normal policies if the game doesn’t meet your expectations.

Though the only advantage tends to be preloading the game plus whatever bullshit bonus games tend to come with when you pre-order.