10 Facts About Gaming In 2016 That’ll Blow Your Mind

By Scott Tailford / September 17, 2016

4. Only 30% Of You Buy Full Games After Playing A Trial

If you want more reinforcement as to why the industry backed away from offering demos for everything, it's right here.

Think about it: If all you have to go off are trailers and hype-building press junkets, you're far more likely to plump down a full $60 and buy a copy come launch day, or in the immediate future.

Contrastingly, give us a playable trial or sizeable chunk of something, and 70% of us will be satiated enough - so much so that we don't shell out for the full product.

Do you think No Man's Sky would've sold anywhere near as well, if we'd played a demo first?