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Dota2 cosmetics can cost much more than that figure, depending on if you buy it outright or grind for it.

https://win.gg/news/how-much-does-the-drow-ranger-arcana-rea...

Oh, and most of the additional battlepass rewards are just temporary.

I don't know how true this is, but read that Rogue (StarCraft 2 player), wins tournaments for the prize money.. so he can spend it in MapleStory. And that he doesn't practice as much as other pros. Mind-boggling if true, since he's in the world champion semi-finals[0] being played tomorrow for his 2nd favourite game.

[0] https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/IEM_Katowice/2022#Playoffs...

Top end Skins in Fortnite cost ~$20 each. However, on the after market they go for many $100’s.

The difference is accessibility and optionality in the digital world.

I could absolutely see people spend more on digital goods than physical goods.