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It's official: consoles cost as much as gaming PCs now (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Remember when everyone though the PS3 was insane at 599 US dollars?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago

For context, $599 in 2006 dollars equals $911.41 in 2024

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

I remember when they announced the first PlayStation right after Sega announced the Saturn was going to be $500 and the Sony dude just came out and said "299" and then bounced.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

PS1 launched at $299 in September 1995, which would be about $614 right now.

PS2 launched also at $299 in October 2000, which would be about $541 right now.

PS3 launched at $599 in November 2006, which would be about $935 right now.

PS4 launched at $399 in November 2013, which would be about $538 right now.

PS4 Pro launched at $399 in November 2016, which would be about $520 right now.

PS5 Digital launched at $399 in November 2020, which would be about $482 right now.

PS5 Disc launched at $499 in November 2020, which would be about $603 right now.

[–] dejected_warp_core 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's also worth noting that the launch PS3 also had a whole PS2 inside of it, which partially explains the inflated price point. I say partially since I'm prrety sure that a PS2 slim cost a lot less than $330 in 2006 dollars; they could have just bundled both consoles or offered a rebate on a PS2 purchase and called it a day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

One reason I went for it. I got the fat PS3 for Metal Gear and was still able to enjoy all my PS2 and PS1 games. Was worth it at the time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, people thought the PS3 was insane at 599 US dollars because it WAS insane at 599 US dollars lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I bought one of those 60GB original PS3s back in 06. That was also the last game console I purchased for myself. Made the switch to PC not long after that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, aside from the switch, the 360 and PS3 were the last consoles I've bought.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Same. Upgrading the computer I was already going to buy with hardware to play games was cheaper than the console.

[–] reversedposterior 1 points 2 months ago

Heh same for me too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

That is insane

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Remember when everyone though the PS3 was insane at 599 US dollars?

The day Microsoft did smile, as finally they could see an actual chance for their xbox thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Remember when everyone though the PS3 was insane at 599 US dollars?

That's because it WAS insane at 599 US dollars lol that's worth like $900 US dollars in 2024.