Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

I think maybe I just have too much self-respect to buy yearly revisions.
I mean.. the COD franchise... you can use that as an example of how it works. Basically, people are paying full game price for what really amounts to an expansion pack.
I'm not saying all developers do that, but when the only new thing in your next year's game is modes, maps and weapons... that should be a big red flag.

Oddly, people don't really care and buy it anyway. Not that they shouldn't, but I mean.. they're solidifying the trend with their money. It just tells developers that all they have to do is add some stuff next year and come out banking. Meanwhile, innovation is disregarded because it would cost money that, to the developers, doesn't need to be spent when people are going to buy the next game anyway.

Personally, I'm completely content to wait several years for an actual significant step up from my previous version. That's really the only way I can justify paying the price of the game.
Maybe it's just me, though.