10 Recent Video Games That Totally Insulted Players
10. Locking New Game+ Behind A Paywall - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is quite arguably the greatest game in the entire franchise - a ludicrously entertaining RPG packed to the absolute gills with content.
But because fans apparently aren't allowed too much of a good thing without forking over a little extra, Sega decided to lock the game's New Game+ behind a DLC paywall.
Despite typically being a bog-standard feature included with the base version of just about any game, Sega opted to make Infinite Wealth's New Game+ exclusive to those who spent extra on either its Deluxe or Ultimate Editions.
That's a minimum $15 upcharge simply for the "luxury" of being able to carry your stats over into a second playthrough.
Naturally franchise fans were deeply unhappy about this and made their displeasure vocal on social media, though Sega seemed to largely ignore the outcry.
Given that Infinite Wealth went on to become the fastest-selling game in the series' storied history, gating a basic feature behind a pricey premium edition seems even more greedy in retrospect.