Red Dead Redemption 2 to lock 2 in-game missions behind Special Edition

[pokoko]

KLAMarine said:

pokoko said:

That's bullshit.  You're not entitled to everything a creator works on before release.  I have no idea where that sense of entitlement came from but that's all it is.  It doesn't work that way in ANY industry or business.  This whole idea that production staff has to wait around aimlessly until after sometime hits the market is just silliness.

A consumer is entitled to is what is in the description of the product, not "everything that has been worked on until now".  At that point, a consumer can decide if the value is there or not.

Well put. If someone is unhappy with this lock, they can decide to not buy the product until the price comes down enough to finally justify a purchase or buy something else.

Obviously.  All the power rests with the consumer in cases like this.  I can decline to buy this game because I think Rockstar is run by the Lizard People Illuminati, if I want.  It doesn't mean I'm right, just that I have that power at my discretion.  In this case, the OP thinks he is entitled to anything a creator creates as long as it is created before release, which simply isn't true.  Musicians often record more songs than are used on an album but the consumer isn't entitled to those.  Writers often have much of a sequel written before the first book is released but consumers aren't entitled to those pages.  Directors cut scenes from movies and then sell them in a new version later on but consumers aren't entitled to see those just because they bought the initial DVD release.

The thing that puzzles me the most is in situations like this with original content.  People like the OP are basically saying that they'd rather the extra content not exist at all rather than have the option to buy it or not.  That, to me, is ridiculous.