Marketing isn't the only example. Marketing does have an important purpose to play, as you say. Take for example Diablo Immortal. Blizzard and Diablo have tons

Marketing isn't the only example. Marketing does have an important purpose to play, as you say. Take for example Diablo Immortal. Blizzard and Diablo have tons of fans. People want an old school Diablo, a game that puts the player first, a game they can buy for a flat fee and then have and enjoy for decades like they have the others in the series. But Blizzard doesn't care, consumers can't pay enough to make it worth their while, so instead they'll deliver a thin veil over gambling and exploitation and call it Diablo Immortal.