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I mean, considering the state of the industry, while yes, its an overly jaded and cynical take, I can absolutely see where its coming from. We've had repeated cases of games launching unfinished, only getting more common and more accepted, you've got increasingly greedy companies happy ruining perfectly good games to try and squeeze out more money like in Overwatch 2, even single player games aimed at kids are full of them. I was trying out Lego 2K Drive, hoping it would be a nostalgic return to the Lego Racing games, but its chock full of microtransactions, with even common parts like the 1x2 grill available in basically Lego set featuring a vehicle only available in a store, with rotating stock to cause FOMO.
While yes, good games do still exist, accusing someone of being a troll for getting jaded witnessing the increasing prevalence and success of these practice is completely uncalled for.
Edit: Quick correction: the 1x2 grill was eventually added to the third battlepass. Doesn't change the fact that a huge part of the content is locked behind scummy microtransactions. Also found out that, you can't name your vehicles without an internet connection.