I agree. When the Wii U $349 price was announced I thought it was high. Then based on this chart it would actually be pretty low. But, in my eyes (cost x benefit), it seemed high when it launched.
Bah!
Well. The Xbox One will be $599 AUD on launch, not sure if I should laugh or cry. My bank account is going to dislike me come Christmas. :P
Heck, that's a new Radeon 7970 with a heap of games to go with it... Worth it for Halo I suppose, which is all I would really use it for in the end.
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As has been pointed out in kowenicki's bizarro-world thread, you can't really use regular inflation to compare the value of electonic devices from different periods. Rapid technological progress needs to be factored in. That's why I didn't post the adjusted numbers; they really tell us nothing.
Despite its relatively high price, PS3 had very high value for money (cost/benefit) in 2005, offering cutting edge technology, Blu Ray, hdmi, wireless controller with built-in rechargable battery, wifi, user-replacable hdd, no online paywall-scheme.
"Well certainly with the Xbox 360, we had some challenges at the launch. Once we identified that we took control of it. We wanted to do it right by our customers. Our customers are very important to us." -Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb (10/2013). Note: RRoD was fixed with the Jasper-revision 3 years after the launch of 360
"People don't pay attention to a lot of the details."-Yusuf Mehdi explaining why Xbone DRM scheme would succeed
"Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity; it's called Xbox 360,”-Don Mattrick
"The region locking of the 3DS wasn't done for profits on games"-MDMAlliance
| Damnyouall said: As has been pointed out in kowenicki's bizarro-world thread, you can't really use regular inflation to compare the value of electonic devices from different periods. Rapid technological progress needs to be factored in. That's why I didn't post the adjusted numbers; they really tell us nothing. |
It should also be added that the PS3's cost did go down relatively quickly (due to lower production cost of bluray).
RolStoppable said:
Indeed, the NES felt expensive for its time, particularly in Europe where people didn't have that much disposable income back then. I remember hearing stories in the late '80s that it was normal for Americans to have several TVs per household, including the kids having their own TV in their bedroom. That was pretty much unthinkable around here (it was one TV per household everywhere), but it began to become common about ten years later. Thus the N64 felt rather cheap, because electronics on the whole weren't so much out of reach anymore. The main reason why the N64 didn't feel dirt cheap like the Wii is because the N64 didn't have very expensive competitors. |
Great analysis.
It's an interesting topic. Inflation, real disposable income, perceptions, pricing and such stuff.
| Damnyouall said: Your suspicions were correct: That's One expensive DRM-infested long-term rental system. |
Really? Starting another thread talking about the price and then basicaly just bashing on the DRM again? We had like 1000 of this in the past weeks, just reply to one of them instead of starting your own one next time.
You present a compelling case in your OP in spite of it lacking any mathematical facts. Congratulations, You outdid the original thread that you are trying to counter.
| Imaginedvl said: Really? Starting another thread talking about the price and then basicaly just bashing on the DRM again? We had like 1000 of this in the past weeks, just reply to one of them instead of starting your own one next time. |
You are missing the point, this is a comparison of value. Surely you agree that intrusive DRM and lack of ownership negatively impact the value of a device.
"Well certainly with the Xbox 360, we had some challenges at the launch. Once we identified that we took control of it. We wanted to do it right by our customers. Our customers are very important to us." -Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb (10/2013). Note: RRoD was fixed with the Jasper-revision 3 years after the launch of 360
"People don't pay attention to a lot of the details."-Yusuf Mehdi explaining why Xbone DRM scheme would succeed
"Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity; it's called Xbox 360,”-Don Mattrick
"The region locking of the 3DS wasn't done for profits on games"-MDMAlliance
3DO and Neo Geo were just plain rip offs, no wonder they did so badly. They came out in the 1990's as well, so i can't imagine what they would cost now
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