Is free-to-play going to take over consoles and PC?

It's easy to dismiss free-to-play games. After all, for every great experience, there are countless examples in the social and mobile sphere of horrendous free games riddled with intrusive advertising, overly aggressive monetization, and purposefully limited gameplay. Free-to-play, for better or for worse, has taken over the mobile space, but will the same happen in PC and console gaming? Titles such as Path of Exile, League of Legends, Hawken, and Hearthstone are proving free games can be fun a...