I suspect that you're right about the general audience, but I for one would be happy to pay more upfront for a game if it meant I didn't have to deal with all t

I suspect that you're right about the general audience, but I for one would be happy to pay more upfront for a game if it meant I didn't have to deal with all the current shenanigans. a AAA game has cost about $60 for as long as I can remember, despite the dollar falling significantly over the last decade or so. I would happily pay $100 for a high quality game. I've probably spent at least that on csgo skins over the years.