I just did the math for game prices and...

Here in Sweden we seem to have the most expensive games on earth (?)
 
I read about you people in the US paying 50-something bucks for a new game and not liking it.
 At Gamestop Sweden, I'd have to pay 97.80$ for a new copy of Infamous, used I'd have to pay 83.81$.
And that's not something I'm ready to pay for a game I'd get sick of after a week or two.
 
This seems kind of unfair, don't you think? :)

Well it's 60 dollars for a new console game, but yes, I've heard horror-stories of the game-price-inflation going on overseas

This is where using your PC for games and Steam comes in handy.

" Here in Sweden we seem to have the most expensive games on earth (?)  I read about you people in the US paying 50-something bucks for a new game and not liking it.  At Gamestop Sweden, I'd have to pay 97.80$ for a new copy of Infamous, used I'd have to pay 83.81$. And that's not something I'm ready to pay for a game I'd get sick of after a week or two. This seems kind of unfair, don't you think? :) "

I don't think you can just do conversions like that because the economy where you live is not the same as in the US. You guys may get higher wages there(when converted to dollars) then we do over here for instance, so it'd even out the difference.

new games here in israel cost 100+ american dollars  for consoles and  55-65 american dollars for PC .....

That is just ridiculous. It does make me appreciate the prices here.  
 
Just a question though, does the price of the standard of living balance out the amount spent for a game in European countries?

That's a bummer.  :(

Yeah, overseas prices for games are a bitch.  Tough luck, dude.

Comparing two prices isnt math...

" Comparing two prices isnt math... "

" Comparing two prices isnt math... "

I've always marvelled at how well educated(socially) Swedish and scandinavian people must be to constantly vote for high taxes so that society can be more equal.
Props to you guys.

" I don't think you can just do conversions like that because the economy where you live is not the same as in the US. You guys may get higher wages there(when converted to dollars) then we do over here for instance, so it'd even out the difference. "

also, consider importing games. I believe the ps3 is region free (but check elsewhere first). That means, if you pay $60 for a new ps3 game and $10 to get it shipped to you, you're still saving about 20 bucks.

" @bekern said:

" I don't think you can just do conversions like that because the economy where you live is not the same as in the US. You guys may get higher wages there(when converted to dollars) then we do over here for instance, so it'd even out the difference. "

That shouldn't matter. So if you make more money things should cost you more? That's faulty logic. "

Pretty much the same over here in Venezuela. New games are $110 and used 80$.

" I've always marvelled at how well educated(socially) Swedish and scandinavian people must be to constantly vote for high taxes so that society can be more equal. Props to you guys. "

In Canada its usually US prices + 10$ so 70 for a new release.... The trick is to wait for them to get to the bargain bin to 20 or 30$. And they all end up there.

"In Canada its usually US prices + 10$ so 70 for a new release.... The trick is to wait for them to get to the bargain bin to 20 or 30$. And they all end up there. "

" This argument is older than time. Usually we all sit here and bitch about paying a few extra *currency* because we're from Europe/UK/Canada/Australia, but then someone from Mexico or somewhere in Asia posts something that blows us the hell out of the water, paying hundreds of USD for games that are censored or almost impossible to actually get hold of etc etc.  Yes, we pay more, but there is always someone much worse off than you, and if you came to the conclusion Sweden pays the most, you're doing it wrong. "

" This argument is older than time. Usually we all sit here and bitch about paying a few extra *currency* because we're from Europe/UK/Canada/Australia, but then someone from Mexico or somewhere in Asia posts something that blows us the hell out of the water, paying hundreds of USD for games that are censored or almost impossible to actually get hold of etc etc.  Yes, we pay more, but there is always someone much worse off than you, and if you came to the conclusion Sweden pays the most, you're doing it wrong. "

" new games here in israel cost 100+ american dollars  for consoles and  55-65 american dollars for PC ..... "

"This is where using your PC for games and Steam comes in handy. "

Come to America. Prices for our games are cheaper, so why not?

" In Canada its usually US prices + 10$ so 70 for a new release.... The trick is to wait for them to get to the bargain bin to 20 or 30$. And they all end up there. "

I paid 104$ for a copy of Infamous so there! 
 
 
Estonia sucks more than sweden! I win....yaaayyy   :(

it must suck to be paying $100 for a new game :(  in america it's $60 for a new game, for the PC it's $50. i just thoguth i would let u know. 
 
i'm hoping that the games stay at $60. it's a bit pricey but it seems like every time a new system comes out games come up $10. i remember somewhere some developer said that games should be $20 a game. i would also like that. i think it would lead to more people playing video games.

" @bekern said:

" I don't think you can just do conversions like that because the economy where you live is not the same as in the US. You guys may get higher wages there(when converted to dollars) then we do over here for instance, so it'd even out the difference. "

That shouldn't matter. So if you make more money things should cost you more? That's faulty logic. "

The cost of "free" education, "free" healthcare, and forced charity (welfare) are absorbed into the cost of doing business (via corporate taxes) which are then absorbed into the cost of goods, services, and consumer products.

" @RsistncE said:

" @bekern said:

" I don't think you can just do conversions like that because the economy where you live is not the same as in the US. You guys may get higher wages there(when converted to dollars) then we do over here for instance, so it'd even out the difference. "

That shouldn't matter. So if you make more money things should cost you more? That's faulty logic. "

That is, in fact, very basic economics. "

" @Farmer said:

" @RsistncE said:

" @bekern said:

" I don't think you can just do conversions like that because the economy where you live is not the same as in the US. You guys may get higher wages there(when converted to dollars) then we do over here for instance, so it'd even out the difference. "

That shouldn't matter. So if you make more money things should cost you more? That's faulty logic. "

That is, in fact, very basic economics. "

In Estonia at least that really isnt the case. US actually has higher wages than us I think. The prices for video games just suck here because they are still treated as crazy alien technology. Plus theres practically no demand for them here either, I think that Estonia honestly got like 50 copies of Infamous overall and we JUST got them.Everything else has normal prices, There are less than 10 stores in Estonia that even have ps3 games I think. "

" @KillaMaStA said:

" @Farmer said:

" @RsistncE said:

" @bekern said:

" I don't think you can just do conversions like that because the economy where you live is not the same as in the US. You guys may get higher wages there(when converted to dollars) then we do over here for instance, so it'd even out the difference. "

That shouldn't matter. So if you make more money things should cost you more? That's faulty logic. "

That is, in fact, very basic economics. "

In Estonia at least that really isnt the case. US actually has higher wages than us I think. The prices for video games just suck here because they are still treated as crazy alien technology. Plus theres practically no demand for them here either, I think that Estonia honestly got like 50 copies of Infamous overall and we JUST got them.Everything else has normal prices, There are less than 10 stores in Estonia that even have ps3 games I think. "

Out of interest, are games that make it to Estonia translated into Estonian? I can't imagine that to be the case. "

" @auspiciousqueue: 
I'd say it does... We have free healthcare, care for homeless (there's almost no homeless people in northern Sweden, at least I haven't seen any), free schools + school food, etc etc
really the list just goes on. 
 
But yeah, since I'm a gamer, it kind of pisses me off. 349 Swedish kroner is 2400 MS points, versus $29,99 in the US. 349kr is about $50 converted. "

welcome to the club, Europe in a whole suffers from this stupid conversion system

You have a much higher minimum wage.

" @h0lgr said:

" @auspiciousqueue: 
I'd say it does... We have free healthcare, care for homeless (there's almost no homeless people in northern Sweden, at least I haven't seen any), free schools + school food, etc etc
really the list just goes on. 
 
But yeah, since I'm a gamer, it kind of pisses me off. 349 Swedish kroner is 2400 MS points, versus $29,99 in the US. 349kr is about $50 converted. "

sucks doesnt it, having the government steal all of YOUR hard earned money, and giving it to people who dont deserve it... thats why im a republican "

" @h0lgr: If you deserve something, you can earn it in a free market. If you can't acquire something without stealing it or distorting the marketplace to get it, then you don't deserve it.  And bullshit Swedes have no reason to be afraid of their government. The "anti-piracy" bill they passed into law last year did nothing to end piracy, but heavily mitigated internet freedom.  Never mind the fact that Sweden's government doesn't allow its people to prosecute trespassers. "

Well beats your government lying to the people,starting an illegal war, making the country the most hated it has ever been, ruining the economy,setting up juicy contracts for their buddies in iraq, causing a minimum 92,000 civilian casualties estimated  in iraq,wasting stupid amounts of money on weapons while leaving New Orleans in a mess. 
Homophobia, abandonment of the most vulnerbale,individualism of the most sickening kind.Ignorance, 
anti intellectualism,nepotism,outing an agent...You are an intelligent guy but campaign under something other than being a Republican.
I would lick the sweat off Barack's ballsack before I will have any respect for a republican.