I do purchase games now since I can afford it, but lets face facts, we are earning MY and original Games in general are quoted in USD
Also sadly in Malaysia, parents are not as supportive in Games. Is not every 12-17 year old kid can afford an Original title Id remember last time I had to skip meals to play WoW during my secondary school life

Im not sure has this been brought up, but Imagine this. All the game company in the world collaborate and ONLY release their PC version games on a platform like steam. Would that kill of piracy market ? Its just a theory from a Game Dev point of view. Cheers ~

US standards will never allow Monopoly
I meant was all the PC games sold or distributed shall require a client like Steam or UPlay to run. Correct me if im wrong, but can you pirate or fake CD Keys to play on Steam, UPlay or Blizzard client ?
Based from a Game Dev point of view thou We Game Dev would IF possible like for people to BUY our game, and not torrent it Its our revenue

Well it is definitely true that games is 1 of the cheapest form of entertainment.
But a heavy gamer like me who purchases Games on weekly basis , it can be quite costly
And not to forget, students who have not started working can hardly save up USD60 for games unless all of them just stick to Dota
I have been doing abit of research on Game Pricing in MY for my company, I do find adults complaining games are too expensive and advicing their kids to buy the pirated version. This could also be a reason which contributes to high piracy as Parents are teaching their kids to do it.

PS: How is Gaming cheaper then Badminton ? All using Yonex Boron 200 ka ?