Linus views episodic gaming as a tax on impatient players while noting it offers a path to purchase at lower bundle prices later.

“basically episodic gaming is attacks on the people who can't wait to play it and that already exists”

Luke suggests that episodic game releases or releasing a game in parts is a reasonable business compromise to handle rising development costs.

“I don't think just expanding on the story is fair to the writers just saying I mean yeah get owned no I mean okay sorry I meant like from the non technical side of things right you don't have to remake the engine or or redesign the concept or anything like that I don't know man”