Alright i just wanted to give my 2ct on this matter.
Yes, games in Europe are really expensive compared to the US at the moment. Still, the prices of the games are adjusted to market they're sold on. When we pay €60,- for a game and go to XE.com and covert that to US dollars it's a heap of money. But remember, the prices here have always been the same number than in the US but the dollar sign has been changed by a Euro sign.
Everything in the US is cheaper right now, i'd give every organ I could miss to pay the price for petrol they have in the US here.
Now because the dollar is at an all time low, this gives us Euros an opportunity to buy things on the cheap. Just skip your local store and see which games are regionfree and import those. I believe that the PS3 (correct me if i'm wrong) is regionfree and the xbox360 has regionfree games for the taking.
Here is a Wiki with regionfree xbox360 games:
http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Region_Free_Xbox_360_Games
Google a bit and you should find enough sites that don't charge shipping fees and even mark their parcels as a gift if you ask them nicely.
Yes, games in Europe are really expensive compared to the US at the moment. Still, the prices of the games are adjusted to market they're sold on. When we pay €60,- for a game and go to XE.com and covert that to US dollars it's a heap of money. But remember, the prices here have always been the same number than in the US but the dollar sign has been changed by a Euro sign.
Everything in the US is cheaper right now, i'd give every organ I could miss to pay the price for petrol they have in the US here.
Now because the dollar is at an all time low, this gives us Euros an opportunity to buy things on the cheap. Just skip your local store and see which games are regionfree and import those. I believe that the PS3 (correct me if i'm wrong) is regionfree and the xbox360 has regionfree games for the taking.
Here is a Wiki with regionfree xbox360 games:
http://gaming.wikia.com/wiki/Region_Free_Xbox_360_Games
Google a bit and you should find enough sites that don't charge shipping fees and even mark their parcels as a gift if you ask them nicely.