@Talh
Yeah, I noticed this about lots of AAA games recently. I always wind up feeling foolish unless I wait 3-4 years to play, cause that's when the port/final upgraded version/goty edition with expansions will be available for about $10. And even if games on release are a bad deal, there are plenty of people who gobble it up and aggressively reject any criticism of the practice, or suggestion that they should be getting a better deal, so obviously it'll keep going. >_<; Honestly, I feel like indie games are a much better deal right now. Most of my favorite games of the past few years-- Stardew Valley, Bastion, Undertale, Magical Diaries have all been "smaller" titles. But the level of completion still somehow feels higher than stuff coming out of Squeenix, Bethesda, etc.
@arcsalvo
It's also probably going to lead to the decline of a lot of people's sanity. Lots of little kids these days are raised by their phones and tablets. That's not great by itself but the fact that SO many games are centered around gambling mechanics and specifically designed to be addictive is going to be super damaging to their mental development.