Because one company would have a monopoly.

I suspect it will see some more sales when it goes on a discount. It takes a hype cycle to get people to pay $80 (cad, in my case) and a timed exclusive of a known quantity story driven game does not have a hype cycle.

People want to buy the brand new exciting new chapter, they’re less keen on catching up to a now old story

Just wanted to say thanks for putting the caveat in the title, it’s nice to not have to go digging for the bigger picture :)