Developing shippable titles on PC and mobile is way more challenging than a single hardware configuration (ps5, etc).. what evenBut there is still work involved, far more than PC and Mobile anyway.And its not an irrelevant cost. MS is doing the whole Smart Delivery stuff as a marketing stunt, not out of the kindness out of their heats.They are by far the last of the Big Three in terms of hardware sales and brand recognition.I bet they are losing quite a sum of money with these "free" upgrades.
Plus, like someone else already said, its not like its free on PC and mobiles - Its expensive as hell to upgrade your phone or rig.So even with the console "fee", you still pay way less, and thats for a game that you already played once.(not sure why you would be playing it again)
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