30% of gamers don’t pay for games!

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sapphi_snake on 15 May 2010

Actally... I was expecting the number to be much higher.

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alekth on 15 May 2010

Sounds strangely negative considering they end the article by advertising their own free games...

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Tallgeese101 on 15 May 2010

I am extremely hesitant to pay for a game I haven't had the opportunity to try in some way.

Mainly this stems from being burned in the past from over hyped games with over scored reviews.

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Xen on 15 May 2010

Lol... demos and lite versions? These guys are easy to please.

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Gamerace on 15 May 2010

Not surprising, surprised it isn't higher actually.

Women are probably the worst 'offenders' all the women in my office play online games for free, I doubt any of them have ever purchased one. My daughter has a Wii, and a DS but has never purchased a game for either (although she occasionally asks for one for a birthday or such). I know a lot of other women/girls fall into this catagory too, be it iphone/ipod, facebook, Popcap, flash, free games, or owning Wiis/DS but not buying games (by/for themselves).

And then there's pirating...