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Yeah this is scummy now, but firing a few dozen people in an attempt at union busting, crunch culture, artificial exclusivity so people pay twice, and ridiculous pricing for a video game is all okay. The paid early access to some marketing content is what clearly crosses the line. These people man
It's baffling how people couldn't see that coming after all the crap Rockstar and Take2 pulled off with GTA Online, as well
those are all normal practices, paying to see previews is new.
And next year, when you need to pay extra to get the whole game you will say "these (including pay walling trailers) are all normal practices, paying full price for half the game is new". Every time this shit gets normalized...