Against the grain: The price of gaming

[Conegamer]

MrT-Tar said:

Conegamer said:

MrT-Tar said:

I honestly don't don't think the 3DS will retail for £250 ($396), I think somewhere between £180-200 ($285-$317).  The DS and DSlite launched at £100 ($159) and the DSi and DSiXL at £150 ($240).  Though I wouldn't be surprised if it reached that amount, I think it will go around the £200 mark.

On topic, gaming is a cheap hobby but it is much less expensive that it once was.  Back in the 4th gen, games used to cost £50 ($79).  When one factors in inflation (probably about 2% annually for U.K) and how much real wages have increased, one can understand how much gaming must have been them.

Man, you were buying your games from a dodgy dealer! 

I vividly recall walking into HMV/Woolworths (those were the days ) and buying a PS1 game for less than £5. Infact, the most expensive game I'd bought up until I got FF12 7 weeks after release date was the original Harry Potter game for les than £20, and we thought the world was ending at that price or something!

Also, I agree, I'll be stunned if the price is above £210, infact, I'll be stunned if it's above £185. That my estimate anyway.

We'll see VERY soon...

By 4th gen I meant the SNES/Sega MD era.  Due to home console games being cartridges, the marginal costs of games were really high which meant higher prices.  CDs are a fraction of the price, which lead to cheaper games.  I know it's for the US, but this is illustrated by the  picture below.

Oh my...

I never knew there was such a difference in price between the 4th and 5th gen!

Hopefully it'll never reach such insane heights again. Unless Activision get their way