Comparison of 1996 game and console prices to today.

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Tamron said:

Since people tend to look back at previous generations and point to the prices being much cheaper, let's be accurate.

N64 Console price in 1996: $199.99
1996's console price today after inflation: $293.28

Mario 64's 1996 price in 1996: $59.99
Mario 64's 1996 price price today after inflation: $87.97

Average PS4/WiiU/Xbox One game price today: $59.99
Average game price today would have been this much in 1996: $40.91

 

PS1 Console price in 1996: $199.99
1996's console price today after inflation: $293.28

Twisted Metal 2's price in 1996: $47.99
Twisted Metal 2's price today after inflation: $70.38

Average PS4/WiiU/Xbox One game price today: $59.99
Average game price today would have been this much in 1996: $40.91

 

SNES Console price in 1996: $129.99
1996's console price today after inflation: $190.62

Street fighter Alpha 2's price in 1996: $69.99
Street fighter Alpha 2's price today after inflation: $102.64

Average PS4/WiiU/Xbox One game price today: $59.99
Average game price today would have been this much in 1996: $40.91

The hardware of today costs a little more, depending on which console you buy ($72 more in 1996, for xbox one and ps4 to be exact)
The WiiU at 1996 prices would actually be cheaper than the PS1 and N64, at only $177.30
Games, which people complain as being too expensive, are on every single platform, much cheaper than they were in 1996, anywhere from $10-$25 cheaper per game, across all platforms after inflation has been taken in to account. 

the cheapest, 39.99 games of 1996, are more or less identical in price, to todays day one release date prices.

 

PC price in 1996: $3000 - $4000
1996's PC price today after inflation: $4400 - $5900

Average PC price today:  $800 - $1200

Average PC game price in 1996: $40 - $50
Average PC game price today after inflation: $58 - 73$

Average PC game price today: $30 - $60  ($10 - $30 if you wait a few months)