@MrRemingtonS@Pirat_Nation They're responding to competition and/or customer demand.
Whatever the reason, you agree that costs have increased, not decreased as you said earlier
@MrRemingtonS@Pirat_Nation That's not a valid argument. Game dev changed since decades ago. Gotten more expensive, longer to develop, more connected, etc...
100% it would cost extra. It's literally proven with at least additional hiring of QA for SKG law compliance
โit wonโt be more expensiveโ is literally false. even for small teams, it would be added cost on them if they originally planned connectivity.
connectivity provides value to some players. maybe not you but for others it does, enough to pay extra for.
extra revenue stream, can justify more room in budget for more features.