Not that it's an excuse, but industry darling Gabe Newell has engaged in similar dark patterns since well before Fortnite[1]. Yet, for some reason, there's not a lot of "fuck Newell" people out there.

To be frank, I think this is an issue people only opportunistically care about.

[1]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonwosborne/2023/05/25/how-lo...