Maybe if all you're looking at is the big AAA releases (even then I don't agree). But there have been so many cool indie and AA games that have come out in recent years. Last year most of my favorite games were games I'd never heard of before they released. If you can't find games worth playing then you're not looking hard enough.

Look at how people are reacting to paying for a subscription. If he had no free version people would NOT try it.