colournoun@beehaw.orgtoGaming@beehaw.org•Game Consoles Are Pricing Themselves Out of Relevance
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16 days agoThe Atari 2600 was priced at $189.95 in 1977, which is equivalent to at least $1010 today. I think the current pricing is in line with history, although the chip and memory shortage certainly won’t help. I’ve always gotten more enjoyment from PC gaming, anyway.
It usually (or used to) goes the other way. I would expect the same parts to be worth about half after 3 years.