The author is missing something: Some people might just not _want_ to play themselves. Could be a question or just interest in actually playing the game, as som

The author is missing something: Some people might just not _want_ to play themselves. Could be a question or just interest in actually playing the game, as some people (myself included) want to play a certain game but just can't bring themselves up to it. Those don't represent lost sales, these people wouldn't have bought the game anyway.