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I am a brit living in america, its not all roses and sunshine financially here either.

i would not be comparing who has more disposable income. a huge portion of the US is living paycheck to paycheck and emergencies are put on credit cards (if they are lucky) that they will never be able to pay off. we have a lot of poor.

It would be a honor to buy you a copy of stellar blade ma'am. I love your passion for video games so I'd like to send this with love from Texas❤.

$124.95 Australia. We get charged more for everything.

From Denmark and because everything is so expensive (not just games) I've gone back and trying out the PS2 library for the first time and have been having a blast.

In Michigan I paid $74.19 for Stellar Blade and I'm really enjoying it, so it was worth it to me, but I'm not mad at anyone who doesn't want to pay that much. Also, I pay $160 total per month for my gas and electric in my 2 bedroom house.

I love the breakdown of the logic. I started seeing the digital move in the mid and late 2000s and saw what was coming.

The game is really good and I hope you get your hands on it soon.

Games are expensive. The game has to be something I want to send 70+ USD on.

Thanks for uploading almost daily! I'm glad more people know about your channel now, I'm hoping they also watch the crazy obscure video game consoles you cover as well!!

Times are tough all around

All states have different sales tax, and for a long time, there was nothing online to add your sales tax on unless you were in vary specific scenarios. It wasn't until comparatively a few years ago that nearly every online store was automatically adding sales tax on. I haven't kept up recently, but West Virginia at least was, if not still is 6%. There are also different taxes for most goods vs. unprepared food vs. prepared food vs. gasoline, or say in West Virginia, no sales tax on small arms and ammo.

I managed to grab a copy for £55.96. It was £69.95, but there was a discount code. All I need now is a PS5.

I almost never buy AAA games now. So many games for like 5-25 bucks on Steam everyday that have a lot more replay value. The last expensive game I bought was Octopath Traveler 2 which I don't regret.

I have never heard anyone spend 20 minutes to simply say "It was more expensive than I was comfortable with." At least you didn't start talking about feudalism.

Someone send this woman a copy of Stellar Blade.

Not price adjusting for currency is a scummy practice.

Whoa. Thanks for the insight into UK/Europe’s current status. I really had no idea! Personally, quite enjoying your channel and content very much as of late. 👍

I just love the way you talk 6:34 the style the accent so on pont with everything revelant such a good channel ❤ kingslynn massive

Thanks for the great informative video.

Thank you for your videos, this one got you my sub. I wish you the best.

State taxes being on the price tag would be nice. They're so weird if you travel just because every state does whatever they want and then also applies it to whatever they want so it's mostly only obvious if you live there or do research.

Take a shot every time Lady Decade says 'games.'

Great video, LD...👍

Love these types of videos 📹 much love ❤️ 😍

I still remember when certain Super Nintendo games were around $60 or $70 when newly released. Gaming is expensive. Always had been, always will be. Unless you can find pre-owned copies... but in the Digital Only world that game-producing companies seem to be pushing for... pre-owned won't be a thing anymore.

NIce to see a live voiceover again, You have been so strong for us gamers, Thank you for this series.

Love the videos girl keep it up 💯

TL;DR she is missing out

When I lived in England in 98-03, GBC and GBA games at the BX on base were $30, and at local game stores they would be £30. The exchange rate at those years ran about £1 to $1.40-.70, so the problem used to be worse.

I have been watching your channel for a long time and always enjoyed your content. I just liked and subscribed. I can't really help you any more, things here in Canada are tight too. Not just games but day to day items. I just got an XBOX 360 but only because it was free. Otherwise I would not have one. Thank you for you honesty in your content. I'll be watching!

Only the cost of greed goes up.

Exclusive Playstation 5 games aren't like exclusive Nintendo Switch games, meaning Playstation 5 games actually go DOWN in price after a few months (unlike exclusive Nintendo Switch games which take YEARS upon YEARS to go down in price because Nintendo is ultra greedy. I own both the Playstation 5 and Switch and I've been noticing this as I've been trying to buy games for both consoles). Wait until the holiday season and Stellar Blade should get a nice permanent reduction in price. Get the physical copy since you get so many more options with it (the FULL game is on the disc. I played the FULL game, all side quests and all main quests, with NO updating / NO patching since I played the entire game offline and the entire game is on that disc with NO glitches of any kind).

In America displayed prices do not include Taxes, they are added when paying. and yes the amount of the tx varies depending on what state you are in. just like the minimum wage varies.

Totally agree, I'm from the UK too, it's tough out here in these streets and I can only see it getting worse, unfortunately. Keep your chin up! 😎👍🏾

Why not order it?

Great Stuff, as always!

I haven't bought it either. Mind you, I don't have a machine to play it on. Wonder if there would be a PS1 demake 🤔👍

Thank you for this editorial. Double thank you for offering your thoughts on camera Personally, I might have paid the store price for the game after all that running around town. I agree with your frustrations about international prices and taxing though.

If that is the case, you're missing out. The game is epic.

i got it £62 from asda living

Great content, as usual.

That’s a shame, missing out on a fantastic game

I was going to buy it if there was a PS5 bundle but then I found it was censored so I think I'll wait for PC.

What value is added with that VAT? That’s crazy high!

Hey love the content u give us all keep up the good work everything going be digital games next 3 years or so don’t have choice unless u stop gaming

its cool, i bought it for you, been having a blast so far for the what couple hours i played so far

Single player games with no online mode are typically in the 'wait til the price drops' bin for me, with that being said, I pre-ordered the basic physical version of the game and enjoy playing it when I get a few hours to. As far as I know the PS5 is region free, does Britain charge you extra if you buy a version of the game from a different market?

i always like your stuff

Did you play the demo? That will be enough to tell you if the game is worth $70

Do you not have these games sent to you as a reviewer, early release like a lot of reviewers do?

Liked and commenting. lol. But if you want the game (I’d love to see a full review) then I’ll buy it, I just need to know how to get it to you. I’m in “The States” and not too sure how to gift an item overseas 🧐

I am leaving a comment. I love your videos and i hope you find Stellar Blade soon.

Honestly worth every penny, free dlc and all in game content free, if I’m gonna spend money on any game it’s gonna be one that lets these devs make more games like this.

My favourite Lady Decade vids are where we get to see more of her, she's so good on camara 😁💯

Our electicity bill was $328 last month. We don't have gas but we haul our own water and still pay around $150 a month for that as well. If we're talking about gasoline/petrol it's been over $4 a gallon for over 2 years now around here. I think that's about $1.75 a litre. Probably not the worst tbh.

What a lovely little rant 🤩

Thing is, £70 is next-gen prices (they've unfortunately been like this for a while). It's PS5 Directors Cuts of PS4 games that boil my blood at £70 price tags. I do need to point out though, that Stella Blade is one of the few that's worth the price tbh. There is a huge game here, with upgrades and abilities that would make DmC games look simplistic (and I'm a DmC fan). Add open world elements, Yakuza-like fishing mini games and skins/outfits that those money grabbing Tecmo fools would charge you £300 for, believe me when I say Stellar Blade is well worth it for any DmC fan.

I hope you can get it at a more reasonable price later. It's amazing and doesn't have microtransactions for its 60 something costumes..all just unlocked in game, which is so rare now. The only paid DLC being the digital deluxe stuff

the perk of not having tax included in the price is that we notice when they change it and get a lot of pushback. wonder if we have managed to keep sales tax lower because of it.

Im a recent subscriber. Watched your vid, leaving this comment, and liked your vid (which you earned).

I live in Florida. I sold my house for double what I owed, because I needed the money. Now, my rent is almost triple, but I'm hoping to buy another house for 3/4 what I'm paying. Fast food has almost doubled it's cost, too. I feel you

I understand where you’re coming from. Most of the time I get newer games when they go on sale. Or if it’s like stellar blade or a game I really looking forward to. Then I get it on day one. So I would just wait for a sale to buy it.

I was curious about your comparisons between bayonetta and stellar blade as the reaction is so strange.as well there are minutes between now and stellar blade being very affordable.

I remember EB and Game in Colchester then the 2 game stores, then they moved it to Head street. I went recently and I could not find the store I once knew. More restaurants opening in the high street. Still down about the hub Debenhams and Virgin meg store in culver sq. Every time I go now places are either shut, moved or replaced with something else. Miss the old days of going to 6th Form there then going to game to get the latest releases.

Hey LD, youre right about the tax being included on the listed shelf price in Aus. I was going to mention the cost of Stellar Blade here but someone's beaten me to it. I'm solely a PC gamer now and with how expensive things are I only buy games off Steam when theyre heavily discounted.

In México all posted prices already include the VAT

Waiting for a price drop but definitely excited to play

I didn't buy it because i suck at action games

You are doing yourself a massive disservice by not buying Stellar Blade. It's a truly amazing game, and one of the most fun games I have played in a long time.

The game is amazing I hope you get a chance to play it sometime. Hopefully they undo the censorship soon

Everyone has the right to spend their money (or not spend their money) on whatever they want, regardless of their reasons. I'm nearly at the end of the game. While it won't be a generation defining game, it is solid and fun. IMO, it is worth the price. I have an ulterior motive for rooting for this game to succeed. I want it to be the inspiration for more Korean game studios to get out of mobile and PC multiplayer development and try out making more single-player console games. Korean pop culture is blowing up in pretty much every other medium. Time for Korean video games to step into the forefront.

I live in the US and rarely purchase new games. Games are expensive and it is usually best to wait for them to get cheaper. Great job on your videos I find them very informative.

The way you explore Stellar Blade's maps, how you pass through enemies and bosses reminds me of Darksiders 3.

3 bedroom house in Texas less than $1500 sq ft. We pay about $250 in winter to around $400 in summer.

Game seems to have become a Funko Pop shop

Don't listen to it... Buy Stellar Blade! We need more games like this! This game is epic in every way, characters, monsters, level design, combat, etc

can listen to your voice all day!

I expected more drama other than it just being too expensive. Good story though :) I’m sure more than enough of us would gift you a copy just to hear your thoughts on it. The game is … Stellar. Personal anecdote about game prices: I worked at GameStop during the PS2 transition to PS3 era where lots of people in the US complained that games went from $49 to $59. I totally defend it. Here’s why. If you looked at old ads growing up out here we were begging our parents to buy us carts and early era CDs for $50. Some carts were actually closer to $70-80. Developers were small teams. Production costs were within hundreds of thousands. Now days developer are studios with hundreds of people. Production costs are in the millions. Some games have bigger budgets than movies. All these years for games to only cost this much it’s one of the few forms of media to not suffer from gnarly inflation. At least in the USA every everything goes up 150-200%.

well on the topic of utility bills, my last one was $650 CAD which is sad considering we produce and manufacture our own oil here in Canada. before Covid the highest my bill ever was, was $300.

I have a 1200sqft (111.48sq meters) house and paid $230 last month. Normally about $180, for a three bedroom, half acres, large always on hot tub and outside lights that surround the house at night. The reason for $50 more last month is I have been remodeling the house and removing an engine from a car so a lot of power tools and air compressor.

In Hong Kong is around £50

I love having the option for physical. I was able to buy the game at the price I would have been able to buy new release games 15 years ago just by checking a few local retail websites, then I took it home and upgraded to the deluxe edition and still ended up paying less in total than the standard digital edition on the PS store. When that choice inevitably gets taken from me, I'm probably exclusively going to be on PC and retro systems.

I live in the Midwest of the US. Our food prices here haven't necessarily gone up too much since the pandemic aside from eggs and milk. What they have done here is give you 20-25% less in a package versus before for the same price. They are calling it shrinkflation. But housing has tripled in cost. A house down the street from my house is renting from some company at 3500 USD a month. We bought our house in 2007 after my wife and I got married, so we are on a low interest rate, and all that, but we pay about 1200 a month for mortgage, 170 a month for electricity, 70 a month for gas. My electricity is so high because I have 5 3d printers that run a lot. Our power costs have gone up here recently though, but not because of an increase in cost per kilowatt hour. No, they are charging more miscellaneous fees than they used to. Jumped our bill by almost 90 dollars a month. I have cut back on the quantity of printing I am doing to offset it. This whole straight dollar to whatever money conversion is devastating for other countries. This straight conversion just screws over so many parts of the world, and in countries where it would benefit them to do a straight conversion? They jack up the price astronomically to maintain their profit lines. The whole thing just reeks of a shell con game.

For some reason I'm not all that hyped on Steller Blade, looks cool but I'm like whatever I'll wait until it goes down in price I don't need to play it right away

Smyths toys can be a good place to keep an eye on for gaming prices

Colchester, land of roundabouts and a fairly decent Norman keep.

We (US) may pay less in taxes but a whole lot more in medical 🤣 ... It all washes at the end of the day, just honestly a bit surprised how soft the pound has gotten.

Very interesting video Lady Decade. It's nice to hear you talk about going to your local game shop and getting excited to get the game only to be disappointed by the price. Towards the end of the video you were talking about several economic reasons why Europeans pay a lot of tax. ''Inflation'' has a lot to do with it and it's because everyone is greedy and wants to put up prices/rent/groceries etc and blame it on something that has absolutely nothing to do with it like Covid-19, climate change, Russian invasion into Ukraine and the Israel/Ghaza war. Here in Australia we have a dud of a prime minister who is hell bent on wrecking our Australian economy, we're paying up to $800 dollars on electricity a quarter all because our government wants to exit fossil fuels, we supply our own electricity but our government says that the high prices are because of Russia's invasion into Ukraine? Australia doesn't get it's gas or power from Europe and his party keeps spending money and giving it to foreign aid instead of concentrating on getting his backyard in order first and it's driving up inflation so everyday Aussies have to pay an arm and a leg just to be able to afford things. I know you brits are having it tough but it's nothing compared to what's happening here in Australia where everything costs 3x more than it should. Australia is on the brink of bankruptcy.

We pay around 250 a month for electric/gas (2 bedroom) but apartments could go for 2000 plus a month for 1bedroom ( But this can vary greatly depending where you live in the country) there are pluses and minuses to the system here.

@LadyDecade love the content between you and your husband. As an American with 2 kids buying Stellar Blade felt awful knowing that money could be used for them. The game is a godsend in our time of need but i shouldn't feel like i need to pick between my hobby and my children. Anyway I'm done spending, I'm off to the high seas again cause $70 is just too much!

From Spain. Oh! You are Welcome! :)

In San Diego CA, we still pay 500$ a month on electricity (electric only house) even when we stopped using ACs and heaters and only using heavy things during "off peak hours" like SDG&E begs and switching to newer energy efficient things only on the rest (like LED house lights 10 years ago) My GPU on my PC is undervolted and I've I caught the motherboards stock overclocking and disabled it. Still kept going up rather than down despite the lower hours.

Damn, you made me feel good about having gone shopping last year to the U.K. But it's funny, I feel that despite the hardships in Europe right now, I'd still much rather live there. If I had the money I would just buy a flat in Cambridge and think nothing more of the world.

up to you but as a fellow Brit, I'm in Port Talbot Wales; I got the deluxe and have no lifed it since launch. You are missing out on something special and outstanding but your call, my lady

For about 6-7 years now? Since I fell out of the loop of PvP, I’ve been able to fight off fomo for new games. With multiplayer games it makes sense to grab a game that you want to play when a lot of people are online and doing the same. Since switching to single player, coop/PvE games I’ve been enjoying waiting anywhere from 6 months to 2 years after a game comes out before I buy it. It took me too long to realize that there aren’t time limits on non-live service games. You can grab and play them when or if you want, so why not wait for a 75% drop off the price before you buy it?

The only link I can think of and game stores being in sports direct is fifa and other sports games

I buy all my games on sale or used. And if I don't feel like I will play the game again I will sell it when I'm done with it.😊 Regarding the price though, I recently found the box for _Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire_ on the N64 from when I bought it as a child, and I nearly shat myself when I saw the price tag left on it!😨 Adjusted for inflation and converted to euro, it was *almost €100!* 😱 (Including the 25% VAT😅) Add to that the fact that sales were a lot further apart then than they are now. Today there is _always_ something on sale, and buying indie titles (that are usually far more interesting than the bland "AAA" titles) in the digital stores are _dirt cheap._