From rupees to coins to even genetic material, video games are chock full of made up sources of income. And like any usual currency, all of these can be exchange din their respective worlds for goods and services. So how do these virtual currencies compare to the American dollar? Well that’s exactly what Maxim decided to look into. Their findings were pretty unsurprising though, since every single form of virtual currency turned out to be worth more than one U.S. dollar. Still, it’s interesting to know that just one unit of Starcraft’s minerals would be enough to set you up for life. You can see how some of the more popular video game currencies stack up by clicking the link below.
Via Maxim
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1 Comment to What Video Game Currencies Are Really Worth
by: Bounce
On April 3, 2008 at 9:20 am
Everything is worth my than the dollar these days anyway, so no big surprise there.