I totally agree - it always seemed like a cash grab from the get-go.
I tried out Outriders for like a couple of hours and I was already fed up. First of all, I couldn't get into the game and then when I did, it was laggy and glitchy. I got the key for free and I still feel like I was robbed. Ironically, Outriders is still a better game than Marvel's Avengers and that's saying a lot.
Totally agree with this - it always felt like it was a cash grab. I doubt anyone felt like it would've been a success. I even said that after watching the numerous gameplay trailers.
Square Enix just wanted a quick come up and they got what they rightfully deserved. The worse thing about it is that superhero games are under more scrutiny because they're usually terrible so Square Enix should've put far more time and energy into making it at least half-decent.