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I agree with you. Remember that this was a time of rapid improvement in computing hardware, and these were devices marketed to kids in family rooms. That hard

I agree with you. Remember that this was a time of rapid improvement in computing hardware, and these were devices marketed to kids in family rooms. That hardware cost inefficiency is a big reason cartridges lost to discs. (and, later, downloads) Interestingly, modern GPUs are also sold bundled with the games that run best on them! https://www.amd.com/en/gaming/raise-the-game https://www.amd.com/en/gaming/raise-the-game https://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/destiny-2-geforce-gtx-bundle-last-chance https://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/destiny-2-geforce...

SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
> That hardware cost inefficiency is a big reason cartridges lost to discs. (and, later, downloads) Yet we're still expected to pay the same prices we were paying back then - even more in some cases.
- phonon 8y ago
  Inflation adjusted you're paying far less. (NES games went for about $50, which is around $120 now).
  - conickal 8y ago
    Something that cost $50 in 1993 would cost $87.74 now, according to the Consumer Price Index inflation calculators.
    - phonon 8y ago
      NES launched in the US in 1986. Super NES was released in US in 1991.