This is Trolling under the guise of being serious at the highest degree if I've ever seen it.
Look at how short and small Resident Evil VII is. It's more than worth it's price tag for the quality content we received with that game, plus the story isn't over with the free "No Hero" DLC coming out. It's replayability is fantastic with the new items and you're very encouraged to go for the platinum trophy because of this.
Games don't need to be justified on it's price for just the quantity of content, but rather the quality of content. That extra polish requires high cost to get things right at that fine degree. I can go make a really long game with a shit ton of content myself, that doesn't mean it's going to be a GOOD game with good quality content. That being said I'm sure you'd find a way to justify it's cost if I offer 500 hours of bullshit for you to occupy your time with. Maybe a fishing game where you're forced to be played as a troll and the goal is to use the right bait for the right catch. There's a new pitch! Sounds pretty fucking shitty but hey oh!
