{"id":6824,"date":"2023-04-28T17:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T17:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitcoincasinos.com\/?p=6824"},"modified":"2023-04-28T17:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T17:26:11","slug":"gaming-exchange-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitcoincasinos.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/28\/gaming-exchange-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaming Exchange Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"
Buying items and upgrades for your character has become a key part of video games, with some games now featuring fairly complex economies.<\/p>\n
While games that are more grounded in reality may use a real-world currency, many have created their own, similar to the virtual currencies used in Bitcoin casino<\/a> games.<\/p>\n But how much would these fictional currencies be worth in the real world? While it\u2019s impossible to truly put a value on them, Bitcoin Casinos<\/a> looked at the in-game values of some real-world items (such as a loaf of bread) to try and estimate how much some of gaming\u2019s best-known currencies would be worth in real life.<\/p>\n How each exchange rate was calculated:<\/strong><\/p>\n Please note that these currencies are, of course, entirely fictional and so these comparisons are not perfect and should be treated as light-hearted estimates.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1 credit = $2.59\/\u00a32.13<\/strong><\/p>\n There are only a handful of gaming universes where the fictional currency is worth more than money in the real world. The best example is Mass Effect<\/em>.<\/p>\n In the Mass Effect<\/em> universe, credits are the standard currency used by all space-faring races, with one credit being worth $2.59 (\u00a32.13).<\/p>\n How do we know this? Well, unlike many other games on this list, there aren\u2019t that many real-world items that you can buy in the game.<\/p>\n However, in Mass Effect 2<\/em>, the player can buy two seemingly pointless books called \u201cAscension\u201d and \u201cRevelation\u201d, for five credits each.<\/p>\n These are actually the names of two Mass Effect<\/em> novels that you can buy in real life, for $12.95, meaning one credit is worth around$2.59!<\/p>\n \u20ac$1.00 = $2.00\/\u00a31.65<\/strong><\/p>\n In Cyberpunk 2077<\/em>, the world has gone through a major economic collapse and most real-life currencies have ceased to exist, with the eurodollar replacing them.<\/p>\n This currency is commonly referred to in the game as \u201cebucks\u201d and \u201ceddies\u201d and is used to buy everything from weapons and cybernetic enhancements to food and clothing.<\/p>\n The value of the eurodollar is heavily influenced by the political and economic climate of the game, with different factions and corporations controlling different aspects of the economy.<\/p>\n This is a fairly straightforward one as it\u2019s been explicitly stated that one eurodollar is roughly equal to two modern-day US dollars (although this can vary). This makes the eurodollar one of the most valuable currencies in gaming.<\/p>\n 1.00 cR = $0.95\/\u00a30.78<\/strong><\/p>\n Interestingly, each of the top three gaming currencies can be found in futuristic sci-fi worlds. In the Halo universe, credits are the universal currency used by the Unified Earth Government.<\/p>\n The economy of the game is heavily influenced by the ongoing conflict with the alien Covenant, with military technology and supplies being a major driver of the economy.<\/p>\n While players can\u2019t spend money themselves in the game, we can still estimate how much a credit is worth.<\/p>\n That\u2019s because eagle-eyed fans spotted an advertisement in Halo: Reach<\/em> for a \u2018moa burger combo\u2019 (a moa being an ostrich-like creature), at 7.77 cR.<\/p>\n Assuming that such a meal is comparable to a real-world Big Mac meal from McDonald\u2019s, this would mean that 1cR equals $0.95 (\u00a30.78).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n
The most valuable in-game currencies<\/h2>\n
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Credits – Mass Effect<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Eurodollars – Cyberpunk 2077<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Credits – Halo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
The least valuable in-game currencies<\/h2>\n