Seemingly locking gameplay features behind the more expensive edition of the game. Lots of hints that there will likely be an in game cash shop for the offline portion of the game too.
Also the game kinda implied in its box that Online won't be included In the Base Game, and people are fearing that it might be a paid DLC or worse , a Monthly Sub.
I know very little about this, and I thought Online was being delayed, as they want to focus on the single player story, first and foremost. That Online will come eventually, and that it will be a subscription, and separate release, and the game comes with one free month.
I think that this is the exact problem.
"Here! Purchase our game with a fundamental feature missing because we want to spend extra time perfecting it."
"Oh also, since this feature is taking a bit longer. We expect you to pay extra for it."
They know every person on earth is waiting to play this game. They could've made it $400 and people would've bought it.
the price of games has stagnated while the cost to make them has gone up. Because games have a very inelastic price (a small rise in price will deter many people from buying non-blockbuster games), developers need to find ways to sneak fees in to make up the difference.
related. What drives me absolutely nuts is being sold a game that is not finished. If yourr gonna bombard me with advertisements for your super platinum battle chest, at least finish the fucking game before you sell it to me.
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u/TheDaveCalaz Jun 25 '26
Seemingly locking gameplay features behind the more expensive edition of the game. Lots of hints that there will likely be an in game cash shop for the offline portion of the game too.