Controversy erupts around Ace Combat 8 on PC as bundled Belkan War re-release remains problematically attached to the new game, whereas it's standalone on console

Ace Combat 8's PC release has sparked controversy because Bandai Namco changed The Belkan War from a standalone product to DLC tied to the main game, unlike the console versions. This creates problems for PC players, including the need to download 135GB to play a 4GB 2006 game and incompatibility with Steam Deck, contradicting the original Steam listing description.