HappySqurriel on 09 June 2007
| Tispower said: I personally don't really think much of that data, as they have *totally* failed to take into consideration inflation, because they talk about the $300 and $200 'barriers' yet I'm sure since the PS2 launched that they have risen a fair bit now. |
Adjusted for inflation $200 would be $225 and $300 would be $339 ...
Generally speaking, the nominal price for the average PC has dropped at a steady rate since the mid 1980s while inflation has dropped the real price of the average PC dramatically; consider in 1985 you would have (probably) spent $2000 which would translate into $3600 in today's dollars, today you can buy a pretty good PC for $1000 or less.
What I am saying is that the price level has not changed that much since the last generation started (even less since many of the price drops took effect) and people generally expect the price of consumer electronics and PCs to remain the same or drop.
