Has it not been that way since the days of the PS1? The cost of games is like printers and ink. The hardware is the loss leader more than made up for by the "s

Has it not been that way since the days of the PS1? The cost of games is like printers and ink. The hardware is the loss leader more than made up for by the "subscription" to those over-priced consumables. There was anger and upset, and many articles in dead-tree magazines at the change in the expected price of full games, and sheer greed of manufacturers, during the launch phase of those consoles. Ads were another bait and switch for yet more greed.