The pull currency behind the highest-grossing gacha franchise in history. HoYoverse prices its biggest game with the same number across three major currencies: $14.99 USD, £14.99 GBP, €14.99 EUR. The numbers are identical. The real cost is not.
The 980 Genesis Crystal pack delivers 1,090 total in steady state (980 base + 110 bonus). This index prices the labelled 980-crystal base. First-time double bonuses are tracked separately.
The US bar at $14.99 is the line. Below it, money buys more wishes. Above it, the identical 980-crystal top-up costs more real money.
Implied USD cost of 980 Genesis Crystals by market · recalculated on page load against daily FX
Local price, converted at today's rate, measured against $14.99. Negative is a discount. Positive is a premium for the identical 980-crystal wish budget.
| Market | Local Price (980 Crystals) | Implied USD Today | vs US Baseline | Crystal-Implied FX | Confidence |
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The rate at which the local 980-crystal bundle would cost exactly $14.99. UK and EU pay the same number as the US. The implied FX column shows exactly how much more that costs in real dollars.
Argentina: Most markets have local-currency Genesis Crystal pricing confirmed on the official Genshin top-up website or MidasBuy. Markets not listed are excluded until a primary source is verified.
Turkey: China (CNY): Genshin Impact in mainland China operates through a separate miHoYo platform with distinct pricing (¥98 for 980 crystals). Listed but tagged separately given the different distribution context.
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Vertical jumps were HoYoverse. The flat lines between them are exchange rate drift moving against a fixed price set in each local currency. This page captures that drift daily.
Genesis Crystals UK (+34.4%) is the largest premium on this desk for that market. HoYoverse charges £14.99 for a pack it sells at $14.99 in the US. The numbers look identical. They are not: sterling currently buys more dollars than the price implies, so UK players pay 34% more in real terms. Meanwhile Japan (-24.4%) benefits from a weak yen across all HoYoverse titles.
| Currency | United Kingdom | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Robux | +20.9% | — |
| V-Bucks | +4.5% | — |
| Minecoins | +14.2% | — |
| Oneiric Shards | +34.4% | -24.4% |
| Valorant Points | +10.2% | — |
| Genesis Crystals | +34.4% | -24.4% |
Premium (+) or discount (-) vs US baseline · all six indexes · live FX · cost per 100 base units
HoYoverse charges £14.99, €14.99, and $14.99 for the same 980 Genesis Crystals. The numbers are identical across three major currencies. The real cost is not — because sterling and euros are worth more than dollars, UK and EU players pay a structurally higher real price for every wish they pull.
A UK player spending £14.99 today is paying roughly 35% more in real dollar terms than a US player for the identical top-up. This is not FX drift. It is the design: the price was set once, in nominal terms, and the exchange rate does the rest. This page records how wide that gap runs, and how it moves when nobody is looking.
Since November 2024, $9.99 on the Roblox web store yields 1,000 Robux due to a 25% bonus. The 800-Robux SKU remains a distinct purchasable tier and is still the labelled bundle in most regional storefronts.
This index benchmarks the 800-Robux bundle. The distinction is intentional: the index measures the bundle price, not the effective yield after bonus.
The Genesis Crystals Index is independent analysis by Llama & Griffin, not affiliated with or endorsed by HoYoverse, miHoYo, or Cognosphere. The Genesis Crystals name refers to the product. Nothing on this page sells, resells, or advises on acquiring Genesis Crystals.
HoYoverse’s pricing strategy for Genshin is uniquely legible: the same number in every currency. £14.99. €14.99. $14.99. The product is identical, the pity counter is identical, the drop rates are identical. The real cost is the exchange rate applied to a fixed number set years ago. UK players pay ∼35% more than US players for the same wish budget. They always have. Most of them have never been told. Not what 980 Genesis Crystals costs. Who is asked to pay the most for the identical banner pull, and how quietly that gap widens when the pound weakens.
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