Are Consoles Really Getting More Expensive? Then Vs Now
Hello gamers!
In a world these days full of RAMs, GIGs and High Definition dodaas, we often find ourselves looking at some of the very latest technology and thinking....wow it's amazing but also sooo expensive! This got us thinking, were consoles always so much? How would the prices back in the 70s, 80s & 90s compare to what we're paying now?
Well! To find out just that, we thought we would put together a little comparison, translating the classic price tags into modern day values so we can see just how much we were (okay okay...our parents) were pay for some of our all-time favourite consoles. Take a look...
1977 Atari 2600
1986 NES
1989 Genesis
1990 Neo-Geo
1993 3DO
£460 = £793.73
1995 Playstation (PS1)
£299 = £487 now
1996 Nintendo 64 (N64)
2000 Playstation 2 (PS2)
2001 Xbox
£425 = £521 now
2006 Wii
2013 Playstation 4 (PS4)
2013 Xbox One
So there you have it folks! Despite the ever rising numbers in the gaming world, it seems that they're not getting more expensive, in fact they might be getting cheaper all things considered! Yep you heard it :)
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xoxo