| Soundwave said: The PS3's $600 launch price is $950 in today's dollars ... give your head a shake if you're comparing a $499.99 Switch 2 that includes Mario Kart World to that. Software prices were always going to go up, you can't have the median budget be 3-4-5x more than it was 10-15 years ago and expect games to cost the same forever. |
People either forget or ignore that inflation is a thing. I looked up old catalogs from when SNES launched and it was $200 ($467 in 2025) with Super Mario World bundled and F-Zero was $54 ($126 in 2025).
1991-it was $593 to get SNES with Super Mario World & F-Zero.
2025-it’s $590 to get Switch 2 with Mario Kart World, a year of NSO (to play MKW online) & Donkey Kong Bananza.
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