Here's a great chart to compare the cost of video game consoles at launch over time:
The source is here.
The Neo Geo and 3D0 are barely remembered today. Interestingly enough, they are more expensive then the upcoming generation in nominal figures as well as inflation-adjusted figures.
As I said last time, console games have gotten cheaper, and the world is filled with even cheaper substitute goods like smartphone and tablet games. Some of those $1 console-free games are future classics. We even have a developing trend of a console game being ported to the touchscreen devices people already own.
From the consumer perspective, this is the golden age of video games.
Friday, July 12, 2013
The thousand dollar consoles you forgot
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Angry Birds.
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