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minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·19 hours agoTo your point Atari Atari 2600 (1977) – $199.99 (~$1,010 today) Magnavox Magnavox Odyssey (1972) – $99.99 (~$745 today) Nintendo Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1985) – $199.99 (~$560 today) Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1991) – $199.99 (~$460 today) Nintendo 64 (1996) – $199.99 (~$400 today) GameCube (2001) – $199.99 (~$345 today) Wii (2006) – $249.99 (~$375 today) Nintendo Switch (2017) – $299.99 (~$370 today) Sega Sega Master System (1986) – $199.99 (~$550 today) Sega Genesis (1989) – $189.99 (~$470 today) Sony (PlayStation) PlayStation (PS1) (1995) – $299.99 (~$600 today) PlayStation 2 (2000) – $299.99 (~$540 today) PlayStation 3 (2006) – $499.99 - $599.99 (~$750 - $900 today) PlayStation 4 (2013) – $399.99 (~$540 today) PlayStation 5 (2020) – $399.99 - $499.99 (~$480 - $600 today) Microsoft (Xbox) Xbox (2001) – $299.99 (~$520 today) Xbox 360 (2005) – $299.99 - $399.99 (~$470 - $630 today) Xbox One (2013) – $499.99 (~$675 today) Xbox Series X (2020) – $499.99 (~$600 today)
minus-squarethatKamGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoMany thanks for this! Really puts the console gaming hobby into perspective. My two biggest take-aways: Holy shit, that Atari 2600 was expensive! Really explains why the PlayStation 3 stumbled out of the gate, oof!
To your point
Atari
Atari 2600 (1977) – $199.99 (~$1,010 today)
Magnavox
Magnavox Odyssey (1972) – $99.99 (~$745 today)
Nintendo
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1985) – $199.99 (~$560 today)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1991) – $199.99 (~$460 today)
Nintendo 64 (1996) – $199.99 (~$400 today)
GameCube (2001) – $199.99 (~$345 today)
Wii (2006) – $249.99 (~$375 today)
Nintendo Switch (2017) – $299.99 (~$370 today)
Sega
Sega Master System (1986) – $199.99 (~$550 today)
Sega Genesis (1989) – $189.99 (~$470 today)
Sony (PlayStation)
PlayStation (PS1) (1995) – $299.99 (~$600 today)
PlayStation 2 (2000) – $299.99 (~$540 today)
PlayStation 3 (2006) – $499.99 - $599.99 (~$750 - $900 today)
PlayStation 4 (2013) – $399.99 (~$540 today)
PlayStation 5 (2020) – $399.99 - $499.99 (~$480 - $600 today)
Microsoft (Xbox)
Xbox (2001) – $299.99 (~$520 today)
Xbox 360 (2005) – $299.99 - $399.99 (~$470 - $630 today)
Xbox One (2013) – $499.99 (~$675 today)
Xbox Series X (2020) – $499.99 (~$600 today)
Many thanks for this! Really puts the console gaming hobby into perspective.
My two biggest take-aways: