Even though I said check other companies, you still have Namco but for some odd reason you ignored Negan from The Walking Dead. You even make baseless statements. I want to see your receipts.
So, what we really have in this generation off the top of my head:
Warner Bros, one of the biggest...
Namco, like any other company, wants to expand their user base that's why you have Geralt. And that's why Season Pass will include a guest character. It will be good for your beloved SOULCALIBUR, too.
Then you should not. Buying something blindly then complain that it has something you do not like, it is not a clever thing to do.
The wait is not long Soul, think about Project Soul team and how disappointed would be if someone ruins their surprises.
Having a base to work upon does not mean they are already there, done, ready to be used for a totally new installment.
Your post was more like there is an old 3D model of X character from previous titles. They drop it in a game engine. So why are they making me buy it? Ignoring all the work it...
That is not how things work. They are not already there, unless you truly believe Project Soul simply imports old models right into the Unreal Engine. I am pretty sure you are not this naive.
I do not know what makes some of you thinking that game development is like playing with switches...
I can't facepalm hard enough. This and that Mr.Okubo was the one who decided when SoulCalibur VI will be released makes wonder why are we even bothering.
So even if they had budget for only X number of characters and modes, it still would not be a finished game.
What about GaaS model? If it had comparable content with old installments but used that model, would it be still incomplete?