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To your point

Atari

Atari 2600 (1977) – $199.99 (~$1,010 today)

Magnavox

Magnavox Odyssey (1972) – $99.99 (~$745 today)

Nintendo

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1985) – $199.99 (~$560 today)

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1991) – $199.99 (~$460 today)

Nintendo 64 (1996) – $199.99 (~$400 today)

GameCube (2001) – $199.99 (~$345 today)

Wii (2006) – $249.99 (~$375 today)

Nintendo Switch (2017) – $299.99 (~$370 today)

Sega

Sega Master System (1986) – $199.99 (~$550 today)

Sega Genesis (1989) – $189.99 (~$470 today)

Sony (PlayStation)

PlayStation (PS1) (1995) – $299.99 (~$600 today)

PlayStation 2 (2000) – $299.99 (~$540 today)

PlayStation 3 (2006) – $499.99 - $599.99 (~$750 - $900 today)

PlayStation 4 (2013) – $399.99 (~$540 today)

PlayStation 5 (2020) – $399.99 - $499.99 (~$480 - $600 today)

Microsoft (Xbox)

Xbox (2001) – $299.99 (~$520 today)

Xbox 360 (2005) – $299.99 - $399.99 (~$470 - $630 today)

Xbox One (2013) – $499.99 (~$675 today)

Xbox Series X (2020) – $499.99 (~$600 today)

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Many thanks for this! Really puts the console gaming hobby into perspective.

My two biggest take-aways:

  1. Holy shit, that Atari 2600 was expensive!
  2. Really explains why the PlayStation 3 stumbled out of the gate, oof!
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