Personal experience (sample size: 1), a lost sale when I was age 16 made a true believer out of me for some developers, so at 35 I buy their games no question day 1.
A lot can change in 19 years, but I've gone back and bought most every game I pirated on steam now that the income isn't as scarce.
A lot can change in 19 years, but I've gone back and bought most every game I pirated on steam now that the income isn't as scarce.