V shaped in general refers to a sound signature having elevated bass and treble , and recessed mids . <| sep |> The likes of me are people who have a functional understanding of economics . Simply stating the reality of the situation in no way supports any particular business models . In your scenario that which we all despise is simply a company that is making money . That ' s what companies do . It makes no sense to demand that companies stop making money . The gaming industry is not a charity . It ' s an industry . If you do not agree with the business model of a particular company , than you ' re free to take your money elsewhere , such as their most direct competitor . If enough people agree with you , then this will force the company to make a change . However , the current state of the market makes it clear that not enough people agree with you . You keep using the word forced . You are not being forced to buy anything . The I ' m being forced argument is not a legitimate one . Video games are a luxury not a necessity . By their very definition , you can ' t be forced to purchase a luxury item . If EA controlled a vital commodity such as food or water and forced you to pay extra to get higher quality food or cleaner water , then this might be a valid argument . Hell , even the cries of EA is evil ! would ring true in that case . Simply put , there is nothing inherently evil in what EA does right now . You simply don ' t agree with it . And you are certainly not alone in this . Again , the only recourse here is for yourself and other who agree with you to spend your money somewhere other than with EA . Time to go out and support Battlefield 1 s most direct competition Call of Duty Infinite Warfare . Oops , no one wants that ! Turns out , EA makes the superior product in this case ! That ' s why they get to charge $ 130 for their game . If you don ' t like it , don ' t buy it . Until everyone does that , this business model will continue to persist .