Funny how these types always screech about "respecting the developer's vision" until the developer does somet🍸hing they don't like. But then these are the same kind of unpleasant gatekeepers I have personally witnessed brag about getting banned from Reddit, so I can't say I care what they think and neither should the devs of this game. You control the buttons yoඣu press indeed.

It'🎉s not a hard concღept. Cosmetics affect gameplay by increasing player enjoyment of the aesthetics. People like looking cool and standing out, especially in a competitive setting, and companies weaponize that. Overwatch wouldn't be as popular as it has been if every character looked exactly the same with different equipment.

If you don't mind rocking the default skins, more power to you. You're not the targetﷺ demographic. For people who DO care about how they present themselves, be it for self-esteem or to show off or any other reason, purchasable skins have been a pox on the industry.

I mean, I'm fine with it. Buying a game console is an expensive proposition no matter what these days, so I sprung for the fancier model. Also, since Sony acquired a portion of Kadokawa, there's a non-zero chance that📖 a future FromSoftware game could be PS5-exclusive, and since I'm a From fanboy, well...

Honestly, I don't trust Sega to pull it off. Even back in the day they were inconsistent, since 1 and 4 were great and 2 and 3 had problems. Unles🤡s they hand it to a competent indie developer like they did with Sonic Mania, I wouldn't expect much.