I also think the desire for long games is hurting games by filling them with needless padding.
Games deserve to have good pacing.
This whole "I need value for what I buy" thing is just consoomer mindset. Most of you aren't playing the whole 48 hours the game requires.
Whenever AAA games are truly short like Devil May Cry or Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, nobody minds. I certainly don't because I can just play again.