These numbers are not surprising. There are three types of people: Early adopters, Laggards (most of us), and Luddites. Early adopters typically don't care about the price tag. Laggards care about the price tag but will pay for the game and Luddites are moochers - they consider those of us who pay for games to be suckers. Here is what I think games are worth: $5 per game. My cutoff point for purchasing games is $12 - and that is only if the game is generally considered "decent". I'll pay $20 for a REALLY good game, but those games don't happen except once in a blue moon. I love the day-after-Thanksgiving. This last Thanksgiving I picked up 12 games for $60. Three of those 12 included: Bioshock, C&C 3, and Kane's Revenge. Paying $50 now for a game that will be a fraction of that price later is silly. Plus the latest games usually demand the latest hardware and won't run at "Maximum Settings". Hardware upgrades are expensive. (BTW, the Crysis pun [Maximum Settings] was intended - I had a gift card - so I spent someone else's money!)

I saw the Left 4 Dead sale on Steam and the thought crossed my mind to purchase it, but then I said to myself, "Is a mere four levels worth $25? Is interacting with 12 year olds online worth that price tag?" Nah. Get the price down to $10 and then I'll buy. Plus, I've got a slew of other games I haven't played yet, so I can wait.