The cost of buying and playing video games has both gone up dramatically over the past decade. Thanks to the Fortnite model of live-service games, which popularized the trend of Battle Passes and pricey store cosmetic bundles, you have to pay even more money to unlock content in the game you’ve already bought. This model has been slinking its way into sports games over the past few years, but 2K has been the developer to really push it over the goalline.
