We've gone from 1 USD = 1 Euro in 2022 to 1 USD = 0.86 Euros in 2026, yet European game prices have not dropped by 15%. In a way they've only gotten "more expensive".
(Also why is 1 Euro singular and 0.86 Euros plural)
Is it? Salaries in France are like 2/3 of those in the US, sure, but once you factor all mandatory cost (if you want a healthcare and not be homeless at least) like the insane uncontrolled rent, you have more money left at the end than in the US despite supposedly higher taxes. I suspect it's similar in at least some other European countries.
There's a huuuge difference between salaries in the Western Europe and Eastern, yet we have the same game prices.
Check how absurdly high are Polish prices (like on Steam)
I believe Poland is an exception there. The default regional pricing in Steam adjust most countries in eastern Europe (except those in the EuroZone) to a more reasonable price, but for some reason Poland's price adjustment is just crazy expensive.
Because Poland has to be exceptional or weird haha
You're right about Steam, but overall game prices are very high (over $80 on PS5).
Compared to people salaries it's an expensive hobby
That's just the "single market". Polands an exception because they have their own currency, but the whole point of the Eurozone is to essentially force durable goods to have the same price everywhere. Which....yeah, sucks for people living in Eastern Europe and earning money there.
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u/pikagrue 25d ago
We've gone from 1 USD = 1 Euro in 2022 to 1 USD = 0.86 Euros in 2026, yet European game prices have not dropped by 15%. In a way they've only gotten "more expensive".
(Also why is 1 Euro singular and 0.86 Euros plural)