Found some numbers for what other processors cost: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/29/business/motorola-s-powerful-new-chip.html https://www.nytimes.com/1984/0

Found some numbers for what other processors cost: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/29/business/motorola-s-powerful-new-chip.html https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/29/business/motorola-s-power... > But as with all semiconductor products, the price of the 68000 plummetted as volume production began, and it now [in 1984] sells for about $15. The 6502 evolved into the 65C816 but those price advantages relative to processor like the 68000 had a way of evaporating into thin air. If there’s anything that explained the “fall” of 6502 gaming, it’s the fact that the processor never really made it to the 32 bit era, and the 32-bit processors fell in price to the point that you weren’t saving money by using the 6502 or 65C816 in your designs.