I personally don't see it like that.
I mean you could just wait till March and buy the complete package, or just not buy it at all if that pricing structure bothers you so much.
There could be very good reasons for splitting it, mainly that their production costs means that they can't fund the FULL title and best they can do is what is in the first half, people buying the full game will more than likely be funding the production of the rest of the game.
Or that they originally planned just the first half then got ambitious and decided instead of charging full prce for the game, change the pricing and give them selves time to make the rest of the game.
Also its not thieving to charge more for the titles individually, its more that you buy the full game and save money. Or are you just a glass have empty kind of guy?
In fact just the other day they announced the game is delayed till March as it was due in December.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/09/2...tails-revealed
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On March 11, the initial content will be launched. This will include six campaign missions across three locations: Paris, Sapienza, and Marrakesh. For Contracts mode, there will be around 800 targets for you to craft your Contract from.
Also in March, the live content will begin rolling out. This consists of time-limited targets, weekly Contracts, and promoted created content.
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After March, one new sandbox location will be added per month in April (Thailand), May (United States of America), and June (Japan). Along with the new maps, there will be new missions, signature kills, and Contracts targets.
Full access to Hitman will cost $60. But today a Hitman Intro Pack has been announced, which allows you to just purchase the March content, for $35. If you want access to the subsequent updates after that, you can buy an extra pack for $30. Pre-ordering the game grants you access to the beta, but this is only available for PC and PS4.
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So it actually sounds like they are giving you early access to part of the game, rather than 'releasing' half a game.
So you are buying the full title to pay their wages to finish the game
Also chances are if you only paid for the first half and later decide to buy the rest of it, it will be in a sale or on offer.