Maybe you just suck at playing games or are just too slow that it takes you 3-4x time than others. Edit: Just checked. To 100% ghost of yotie it takes 60 hours on average. So you are at least 2 times slower than an average gamer.

You play shitty games then. I am 16% in Yotei with 23h playtime. 26hours is nothing for AAA game.

Demand is Real.

The game is released in China a year back. Nothing is changed yet. They are making a lot of money already via cosmetics. I have already played more than 26 hours which is more than most AAA full priced games and none of it was grinding. It was just having fun, doing side quests and completing story missions. The whole story mode can be played in solo mode and lasts 100-150 hours and it's completely free. I still haven't unlocked more than 50% of weapons and martial arts. It has more content for free than 2-3 AAA games combined. Also I can't buy dlc even if I want because I am playing on Indian account but game isn't available on Indian psn.

I’m just outlining the query as to why anyone would make such a AAA experience Free2Play. The intent is to make a bang & catch everyone’s attention & then start monetising future content. The way BigBoss is excited about the product I’m sure he will be inclined to play more at a later date. Hence making their model a success. Genshin Impact,Warframe & many others did the same & there is no limit to the revenue they have generated. PuBG,Destiny & Overwatch also does the same but they did it in reverse. Going on sale on release & then later turning it into a F2P.