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It's official: consoles cost as much as gaming PCs now (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 months ago (6 children)

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

[–] hoghammertroll@lemm.ee 27 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 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.

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (1 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.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 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

[–] alessandro@lemmy.ca 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.

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

That is insane

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 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.