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They could just charge more for the games. Video games used to be a lot more expensive in the 1990s and people still bought them.
by rubbingalcohol 7y ago
They could just charge more for the games. Video games used to be a lot more expensive in the 1990s and people still bought them.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoDid they? I remember then being £20-30 (GBP), whilst now they're £60. I'm sure the cost of living hasn't doubled?? I only got my first game system, N64, at the end of the 90s though.
- bart_spoon 7y agoCan't speak for the UK, but in the US, I remember a typical game was $50 new when I was growing up in the late 90's, compared to $60 today. According to an inflation calculator, that same game in 1999 would cost $77.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoI can't find figures for UK but MSRP for Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild were both $60. I think my, apparently false, view comes from getting in well after launch on N64.
- EpicEng 7y agoIn the US, yes. Games have not increased in price alongside inflation. I recall paying $80 for certain Nintendo (NES) games. Most new games were $60.