I grew up on games made from developers who prided themselves on being able to include as much content as possible: Various modulators (big-head mode, paintball mode, extra health mode, one-hit-kill mode, etc.), extra skins, secret levels and items, and so forth.
As such, I would delete whichever game was the first one to include cosmetic items that cost money. "Horse armor" is the one that comes to mind, but chances are somebody else did it first. Either way, that's the game I'd get rid of.
I know the same problem would arise eventually anyway, but it would at least have delayed the inevitable crap that we have now.