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minus-squareNefyedardu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 years agoGames have actually gotten cheaper over time adjusted for inflation even as production costs have risen, it’s crazy. A NES game in today’s money would be around $160.
minus-squareTwilightVulpine@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoWages haven’t keep up with inflation, you need to account for the loss of disposable income since then.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoNow compare the inflation adjusted cost of a Model T to a Corolla. Then compare the inflation adjusted cost of a Model T IBM series 1 PC to a Corolla modern PC. etc. etc etc.
minus-squareNuPNuA@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoNot every country was playing the NES then. Games on the formats popular in Europe were much cheaper.
Games have actually gotten cheaper over time adjusted for inflation even as production costs have risen, it’s crazy. A NES game in today’s money would be around $160.
Wages haven’t keep up with inflation, you need to account for the loss of disposable income since then.
Now compare the inflation adjusted cost of a Model T to a Corolla.
Then compare the inflation adjusted cost of a
Model TIBM series 1 PC to aCorollamodern PC.etc.
etc
etc.
Not every country was playing the NES then. Games on the formats popular in Europe were much cheaper.