Where are salaries the same? With your jlai.lu domain I would’ve thought you’re French, in which case they haven’t really doubled since France was already a well-off western nation, but close enough

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Now in a country like mine, things are different. From 300-400 EUR per month average in 2001 (minimum being even lower), to over 2000 in 2025 (pre-tax numbers here, the French ones in the graph are post-tax). The new generation consoles are far more affordable even with their current price hike because you don’t have to save up for years to buy one and then save up several months to buy a single game.