Partly because newly released games are buggy and unfinished and they can take a while before they're stable and quality of life features fully in place.
I don't want to pay to be a beta tester, and I especially don't want to pay full price for that. I can wait a bit and get a better game for cheaper.
I've only bought a couple of games on early release or at release lately. Deep Rock Galactic Survivor because it had a demo I enjoyed, and Hades 2 because I trust that studio and Hades is one of my favourite games.
Similarly, The Wolf Among US was a pretty fun story. Could have gone without the quick time events though, but I really enjoyed the Fairy Tale characters on the big city environment.
A Dodge Colt with a horrible manual transmission. Years later I bought a Veloster with manual transmission because shifting was so incredibly smooth compared to what I trained on, and I learned that manual can be pretty fun. I have an automatic now but often use the manual shifter to downshift when going down steep hills or sometimes just to use my brakes less when approaching a red light.
It's a great show that let's you get to know the guests as they answer trivia questions about subjects they think they're an expert in, and the special guests about the topics are always great.
I accidentally put my earbuds though a wash cycle and borrowed some airpods for the gym while waiting for replacements. I don't understand how a solid one-size-fits all approach can be so popular. With silicone tips you can have different sizes. I actually use a different size for each ear.
Unless someone already has age verification ready to go and wanted to be a monopoly for a while.