I don't know how they found this number, but I believe it's pretty unrealistic to expect a certain a sale number before the game release. It's not logical.
When you release a sequel every year, it's very hard to make something new within that limited time. That may be true from the point of view of a developer but as long as you give the player the same thing in a different package, that doesn't matter much.
There's something I can't understand; isn't this game able to run offline? I mean if you paid it, it means you own it and you have right to keep it on your device as lons as you want. They can cease its online functionality but still it should work offline.....right?
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