Also, people who in the past would have pirated software can't be bothered. When your a high school student, $50-$60 per game means you buy a couple of games a

Also, people who in the past would have pirated software can't be bothered. When your a high school student, $50-$60 per game means you buy a couple of games a year, pirate them, or just stick to shareware and demos. Hell, how many of us burned through 99 cents in minutes on one-shot arcade machines? Quality apps can demand premium prices, Minecraft runs for $6.99. I think in the future we will see more of a divergence between premium, dirt cheap, free, and freemium. Certainly the more hardcore gamers will understand the models behind freemium games and lose interest in them.