I've got a Switch

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IcaroRibeiro said:

I guess the concern with video game prices here are less about taxes (although they are fairly high still) and more about how low are our wages

Games are mostly produced with north american, european and japanese workforce, their budgets are measured using the economy of their original countries, as such the prices are a reflection on their own markets purchasing power

I'm essentially paying for a wage of a worker who makes 5 to 6 times than me. The price of a game for an american (60 USD) is the price of maybe having lunch 2 or 3 times. 60 USD for a Brazilian worker can be easily enough budget for breakfast for 1 month, indeed I can feed myself of all food I need for 1 month with 110-120 USD (as long I cook at home)

I often fed myself living on 200 USD or 20,000 yen per month in the past. They weren't bad meals either. Buying just lunch for $20-$30 is ridiculous for one person. $60 could definitely cover my breakfast for a month, but maybe that is because I don't eat breakfast much :).

110-120 would be tough, but doable. Mostly because I am a weightlifter and eat a lot. Still, I think you underestimate the Brazilian currency/ overestimate other countries purchasing power.

Of course now I live in Japan with a good job, so I spend as much as I feel like. Which only ends up being 24,000-30,000 yen per month.