A completely modernized home in Animal Crossing: New Horizons may look quite expensive, but it turns out that they are a lot cheaper to buy with real money than some players might have thought. A recent study published by Ebuyer shows how much it would cost to own properties from fan-favorite games like Sims and Grand Theft Auto, and luckily for fans of New Horizons, their beloved in-game homes may be cheaper than expected.
In many games, players can buy houses their characters live in and decorate them as if they were their own. Buying and decorating a house in Animal Crossing is one of the most desirable features of the series. In New Horizons, players can update their houses up to eight times and transform what was originally a tent into a three-story house with a basement, living room, open upper floor and three additional rooms on the ground floor. This gives players plenty of room to renovate and decorate their homes to turn them into their dream home, with New Horizons having all sorts of different themes, objects, and gadgets for players to choose from.
According to the Ebuyer study, a fully modernized home in New Horizons would cost $ 55,959.98. This is a far cry from the 6.1 million bells it costs to buy in Animal Crossing, and it’s far cheaper than you might expect for homes with this much space in real life. Why might this be the case, and could the cost of living for New Horizons residents make the house more expensive than real estate in other games?
Why Homes Are Affordable in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
One of the main reasons a New Horizons home could be so affordable is its location. The villages that players build in New Horizons are located on remote islands. Since a plane is the only way to get to and from the island, a New Horizons village could be a very isolated place to live, which gives it low real estate value. Traveling could also get very expensive as it is hard enough saving up Nook Miles to fly in New Horizons. Still, the remoteness of the island’s existence could be a reason gamers are drawn to living in their island homes, and their neighbors would all be cute, animal villagers.
Another reason a New Horizons home might be affordable is the responsibility that comes with island living. While a New Horizons island has enough plants and wildlife to sustain a village, residents are expected to harvest and collect food and materials for their communities to thrive. In addition, the materials that islands cannot make, such as the cloth needed for Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Able Sisters store, will have to be imported, which could make clothing and other goods more expensive. Even so, players would save money on their purchases because they would be the person who grows and collects their food.
While living in a New Horizons island home may seem like a dream, the affordability of a fully modernized home suggests it could become a reality. The responsibility that island life brings with it may be great, but the happiness of life among the villagers is even greater. The players’ dream island houses will be even bigger in the future Deer crossing: New Horizons’ Update version 2.0, which makes these affordable houses even more attractive.
