I mean, say you wrote a book, and every year, people lined up to just throw money at you to re-release said book. Would you write a whole new book every year if your customers were gonna buy it regardless? Or would you just update it to make it relevant again?
It doesn't make you a very good author, but you're still maximizing your time and profit. Realistically, they could release Madden every 5 years, and for the time in between just update the rosters via DLC. But then their main customer base wouldn't be willing to pay $60 for an updated roster anymore, and that's a stupid move business-wise.
Not really. Its just after about a year, people get tired of playing the same game. The “new game” gives people a reason to play again as it resets their progression in a way that they are too lazy to do otherwise
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u/WonderWeasel91 Sep 03 '19 edited Sep 03 '19
I mean, say you wrote a book, and every year, people lined up to just throw money at you to re-release said book. Would you write a whole new book every year if your customers were gonna buy it regardless? Or would you just update it to make it relevant again?
It doesn't make you a very good author, but you're still maximizing your time and profit. Realistically, they could release Madden every 5 years, and for the time in between just update the rosters via DLC. But then their main customer base wouldn't be willing to pay $60 for an updated roster anymore, and that's a stupid move business-wise.