“Maybe after the Marathon catastrophe they will learn-”, no, they won’t. They didn’t after Concord, this isn’t different.
Because with just one success they pull out, the profits, in their eyes, will be infinite, everlasting even…
Let’s not forget that these guys are mad ludopaths at a fundamental level.
Kinda obvious, I know, but is good to remember.
I recently started playing Disney Speedstorm as a fun casual kart game without Nintendo.
The gameplay is fantastic. The music bangs. The netcode is… alright. The game is fun!
But holy crap am I glad I don’t care about cosmetics and characters. This game is printing money on the backs of parent’s credit cards. Assuming everything was unlockable, you’re probably looking at 4-5 figures.
I’d gladly pay $80 for a game of this quality, but this kind of predatory nonsense should be illegal. And until it is, I can understand why companies are drawn to making games like this - it’s an unpatched infinite money glitch.