• MajorHavoc@programming.dev
      17·
      2 months ago

      Cool chart.

      It really makes the point to me that the PS1 and PS2, when adjusted for inflation, and for relative compute power, were just such a fantastic deal.

      I was recovering from some serious console-purchase fatigue, when I bought my PS1 to replace my garage sale purchased Super NES. It was a big deal to me.

      I’ve paid PS5 prices (inflation adjusted) for a game system a few times (my first Switch and SteamDeck), but they’ve been a lot more mind blowing than what appears to be on offer today.

      Disclaimer: My favorite game is 8-bit, anyway.

    • notfromhere@lemmy.ml
      7·
      2 months ago

      Charts like that are great, I love to see them. However, they need to have a year for the inflation-adjusted dollars else it’s nearly meaningless when referred back to.

    • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      So the most comparable console there is $456, and this is $700.

      That is bad.

      The PS5 Pro barely costs more to produce.

      $700 is bad. $913 is awful.

      Just because the PS3 (a console universally panned as being way too expensive) was similar doesn’t mean PS5 Pro pricing is alright.