... this is the main secret to Bethesda's success ...
bethesda runs early access on completely new games and modding tools?
Bethesda does give out its tools to mod devs early. But they are now in the drivers seat due to fostering modding for so long. Their main games will have mods day one.
Lets do a more even comparison. Cities Skylines, they did have modding in EA and it hit the streets with a lot of mods and players looking and wanting mods and the franchise has been a huge success for developer and players alike.
