Such a facepalm, this is not how the economy works... in the great depression food shops (butchers) would throw away excess meat, as to not undermine their existing sales.
Go read a book...
This does not necessarily maximise profit, if you loose your core players and go for flitting gamers who are casual and may/may not renew their subscription your quarterly profits may rise in the short term, but you loose in the long term.
To raise sufficient capital this game would have been funded on a 5 year plan not a 2 year plan.