*angst ridden old school gamer weighs in*
I respect the opinion of triple A devs to take the GAAS model but........
I cannot in good conscience support a game on day one with a well fleshed out DLC plan that extends two, three, and four years into the product's life cycle. I grew up with games a product, not a service. Take my $80 during the Nintendo reign, $40 through PS2 era, and $60 from PS3 era to present. This money enabled me to get a full experience with all the content playable to my hearts content. None of this buy $60 and then charge me $20 to $40 upwards of four times per year.
I can afford to drop $140 on one game over the course of this product's lifecycle but fuck all that. Don't even get me started on day one exclusive region and retailer specific DLC. It's best for me to wait one to years later when a game of the year edition is available with all the content for $60. Square Enix is well within their right do this but don't think for one second I am going to support you at full retail price knowing a season pass exists on top of the game's cost.
For fuck's sake this means FF7 remake could be subject to this. Gotdammit now I'm mad. Should we imagine the GAAS model for FF7 in this thread or could or someone else make a thread fantasizing about the implications on that game?