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But on an unproven new IP? That's unusual. Like Split Fiction is popular, so it worked out, but they must have been putting in a fair amount of work on the prayer that it was well received. Also it took them a decade to get around to producing The Last Of US adaptation, one of the most acclaimed and narratively rich video game properties of its time. I haven't played Split Fiction yet, but it is my understanding that it is fun, looks great, has some cool set pieces, but the story is not super interesting. To recreate and expand on that narrative seems like an odd choice then.
I'm more a movie guy than a game guy, but I can think of dozens of times they gambled on tie-ins before the product was released. There was a movie "The Hindenberg" back in the 1970s. They tried to make tie-in jewelry about a disaster. Besides, we don't know how many pre-orders there are.
Again, I'm not an expert, but it doesn't look too far-fetched to me.