PC gaming is an expensive hobby.
It's probably debatable but that's how I feel based on my experience and circumstances. The initial investment is so pricey if you want a decent rig, and you can't resell your digital games. Consoles are cheaper and 2nd hand market is pretty big here, I can basically buy a used copy and resell after I finish the game and not lose a penny at all in some cases. It's free video games. That said, I still prefer PC gaming for various reasons and I'm happy with it.
Anyway, my main income is $500~ per month (converted), not including the income I get from my side business. That sounds pitiful, isn't it? Surely, but when it's applied here in Indonesia, it's really not. With how low the cost of living here, you can basically feed yourself for a day with $2. We're not talking about trash/instant food, you can get a decent meal with proteins and vegetables from a small diner that we call 'Warteg' for $1 or less. So with $60, you should be good for a whole month.
That's eating outside, so it's naturally cheaper if you buy and cook your own food, which I do. Furthermore, I don't have any debt, installment, and whatnot, fortunately. So after the monthly bills and other necessities, I can save some money and usually allocate $50-70 for fun and entertainment, which mostly goes to gaming. That's one AAA game, or maybe two, if I buy it from Steam with the usual regional pricing, or a few indies.
This is why regional pricing is important for me (and many other people around the world with similar circumstances). When your store is asking a full $60 for a game, you definitely won't get my business. Payment options are important too, as we can see from Valve's data from back then, almost 90% of Steam transactions from Asian users didn't come from 'standard payment methods'. It's not about loyalty, it's all about convenience for me.
So how about you?
It's probably debatable but that's how I feel based on my experience and circumstances. The initial investment is so pricey if you want a decent rig, and you can't resell your digital games. Consoles are cheaper and 2nd hand market is pretty big here, I can basically buy a used copy and resell after I finish the game and not lose a penny at all in some cases. It's free video games. That said, I still prefer PC gaming for various reasons and I'm happy with it.
Anyway, my main income is $500~ per month (converted), not including the income I get from my side business. That sounds pitiful, isn't it? Surely, but when it's applied here in Indonesia, it's really not. With how low the cost of living here, you can basically feed yourself for a day with $2. We're not talking about trash/instant food, you can get a decent meal with proteins and vegetables from a small diner that we call 'Warteg' for $1 or less. So with $60, you should be good for a whole month.
That's eating outside, so it's naturally cheaper if you buy and cook your own food, which I do. Furthermore, I don't have any debt, installment, and whatnot, fortunately. So after the monthly bills and other necessities, I can save some money and usually allocate $50-70 for fun and entertainment, which mostly goes to gaming. That's one AAA game, or maybe two, if I buy it from Steam with the usual regional pricing, or a few indies.
This is why regional pricing is important for me (and many other people around the world with similar circumstances). When your store is asking a full $60 for a game, you definitely won't get my business. Payment options are important too, as we can see from Valve's data from back then, almost 90% of Steam transactions from Asian users didn't come from 'standard payment methods'. It's not about loyalty, it's all about convenience for me.
So how about you?
). That's why I rarely buy AAA games at full price day one: I prefer buying more different games later over buying a few games on the day of release. Waiting for sales, 3rd party keystores and humble bundles/monthly allow me to play most games that I want to play, without my wife complaining too much. 
I buy new games often, but never full price between discount eshop cards from Raise, cdkeys for Steam games, and the soon to be gone GCU. 
(my father used to collect model trains and stuff like that, and he spent a pretty penny on al that stuff).
and the hosting and other stuff is paid for through donations anyway
