The people who wait a year to buy a game with 40% off launch day pricing make no where near the majority of revenue for publishers. Most of the revenue for a s

The people who wait a year to buy a game with 40% off launch day pricing make no where near the majority of revenue for publishers. Most of the revenue for a single player game, like RDR, is made in the first couple weeks and tapers off. By the next year the sister studio is releasing the sequel to the game.