I get the companies perspective though, they make more money that way. When you give a game an extended lifespan, people is more unlikely to get a new game.
After all, gamers and developers usually have this love-hate relationship, where the developers try to lure you into their game at the same time they put up walls to limit your experience.
The day developers and gamers truly work together to build a game both are satisfied with, it will be great day. I think we should spam this to Santa HAHAHAHAHA.
Very well said! I wish we had a "Pin Comment" option because thats the exact problem that plagues the gaming industry.
Another thing that coincides with what you said is that developers/publishers spam out games, I think there'd be more money to be had if games had longer shelf-lives and better additions. CoD for example, Cold War was an amazing game but its dead now that no content is going to be added, just another battle-pass that is specific to the new game. One of the only times I agree with Rockstar and GTA5, keep the content running and the game will last ages.
I think GTA V is a great example, because even though they gave the game a long lifespan, people is still hyping for the next one. It's an example that an extended lifespan doesn't necessarily mean the death of a saga, and the industry should really learn from that.