Are "hardcore" gamers ruining the industry?

[Rob2600]

In the Duck Tales thread, a couple of "hardcore" gamers said $15 is too expensive for a new video game. I can't believe we've gotten to the point where "hardcore" gamers feel like $15 is too expensive.

There's also this thread (How will a cheap bastard (me) pay full price for PS4 and Xbox Infinity games ? It's against my nature).

And people say "casual" gamers are ruining the industry? At least they support developers and pay full price for games (Madden, COD, Halo, etc.).

"Hardcore" gamers demand more and more, nitpick everything to death, and wait until games hit the $5 bargain bin before buying them. I've realized many "hardcore" gamers today are very cheap people with entitlement issues. Is this good for the industry??