This is something every country has (no matter where, all have a form of VAT and sales tax) but a majority of nations include VAT within the price of the product whilst in the US that’s calculated upon checkout (so technically you are not paying $789 for a steam deck since you add tax, so that amount alone isn’t final).
So in reality, it’s closer to $820 or a game that’s $80 ends up to $95 but are either purchases possible whilst earning $15 per hour? Take the PS5: it’s ¥97,980 inc. 10% CT ($603) while the same is $650 but closer to $680 or more when you add SALES TAX, you can buy the same console in Japan since taxes are included.
Gaming is massively expensive if you obsessively chase the latest AAA experiences. If you stick to older games and lower end or older hardware then it’s one of the best value hobbies around.
I recently started playing a Multi User Dungeon!
Yooooo! Anything worth reccing? That’s deeply nostalgic, and a friend has been starting dev on one, so it might be worth seeing how they’ve progressed in the decades since MUDs were commonplace
Nah, I’ve barely got My toes wet. The one I’m playing now, I don’t actually think it’s good. But it is fun