Dulfite on 29 November 2018
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Console |
Year | Original Price | 2016 Price |
| Magnavox Odyssey | 1972 | $99 | $570.44 |
| Atari 2600 | 1977 | $199 | $790.92 |
| Intellivision | 1980 | $299 | $873.97 |
| ColecoVision | 1982 | $175 | $436.78 |
| Atari 5200 | 1982 | $269 | $671.39 |
| NES | 1985 | $199 | $445.44 |
| Sega Master System | 1986 | $199 | $437.32 |
| TurboGrafx-16 | 1989 | $199 | $386.53 |
| Sega Genesis | 1989 | $189 | $367.11 |
| Neo-Geo | 1991 | $649 | $1,147.68 |
| SNES | 1991 | $199 | $351.91 |
| 3DO | 1993 | $699 | $1,165.10 |
| Atari Jaguar | 1993 | $249 | $440.33 |
| PlayStation | 1995 | $299 | $472.54 |
| Sega Saturn | 1995 | $399 | $630.58 |
| Nintendo 64 | 1996 | $199 | $305.48 |
| Dreamcast | 1999 | $199 | $287.69 |
| PlayStation 2 | 2000 | $299 | $418.21 |
| GameCube | 2001 | $199 | $270.64 |
| Xbox | 2001 | $299 | $406.63 |
| Xbox 360 | 2005 | $299/$399 | $368.74/$492.07 |
| Wii | 2006 | $249 | $297.48 |
| PlayStation 3 | 2006 | $499/$599 | $596.16/$715.63 |
| Wii U | 2012 | $299/$349 | $313.66/$366.11 |
| PlayStation 4 | 2013 | $399 | $412.52 |
| Xbox One | 2013 | $499 | $515.91 |
| PlayStation 4 Pro | 2016 | $399 | $399 |
| Nintendo Switch | 2017 | $299 | $299 |
Source is IGN
Man we have it good now days when we expect a $300 console to drop to $250. Inflation should mean prices are going up generation over generation, yet we are expecting them to be cheaper?
