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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
Then you weren't buying brand new PS2/Xbox/Gamecube games in 2001/2002. The $59.99 price point came in near the end of the PS2 gen.
Heck, you don't remember EVER paying more than $60? In the late 90's N64 games pushed $90.
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I still don't understand why you keep trying to use stats from 10+ years ago to prove your point. You cannot compare prices of Cartridges to DVD & Bluray games. Completely different cost structure, manufacture structure and development structure......That's
Common Sense.
McG explained it perfectly twice now as have several others.
Oh and a little FYI for game prices, this info is directly from EGM.
System (year) ----- Game cost in at system launch year ----------------- Adjusted for inflation in USD as of December 2013
NES (1986) -------29.99-49.99 *39.99-59.99CND-------------------- 59.79-99.65
SNES (1991) ----- 49.99-59.99 *54.99-69.99CND ------------------- 80.17-96.21
N64 (1996) ------- 49.99 *$59.99 CND-------------------------------- 69.60
PS2 (2000) ------- 49.99 *49.99 CND --------------------------------- 63.41
Xbox 360 (2005)-- 59.99 *59.99 CND --------------------------------- 67.1