🖐️ Hi, game developers perspective here - I believe TEKKEN 8 showcases how some game fans are creating conditions for their favorite games to disappear. Here's why: The community is upset about a $5 DLC stage, even for Character Season pass holders. But consider this: Tekken 2 & 3 cost $50-60 to buy in 1997, and Tekken 8 costs $50-70 in 2024. PS5 era development costs today range from $60 to $250 million, whereas GTA 3 on PS1 was $5 million. With Tekken 8 selling 2-3 million units so far, the game probably isn't financially sustainable yet. So the $5 DLC stage and the 4 $8 DLC characters are clearly necessary. @Harada_TEKKEN has previously tweeted that a stage costs around $350k to make, so making it free or part of the character season pass would likely hurt financially. Tekken 8 on paper is an astonishingly risky bet. It's almost delusional on paper, and can only survive with every current Tekken Player throwing $5 at it every 3 to 4 months, or aggressive growth. The fan base, while passionate, isn't growing enough and seems uninterested in the financial realities. They review bomb these sustainability efforts, then wonder why franchises like Soul Calibur or Virtua Fighter are gone.