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These Are The Retro Gaming Consoles Worth Nearly $1000

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The gaming consoles of previous eras rarely lose their value, and with inflation and retro nostalgia, the price tag often increases.
And if this trend continues, research reveals the newest releases of consoles including PlayStation and Xbox could be costing gamers up to $740 USD in 2050!
New research looks at popular games consoles from the last 50 years to see whether games consoles and video games are getting cheaper or more expensive over time – as well as how much consoles could cost in the next thirty years.
The Top 10 Consoles With The Biggest Price Increase:

Rank

Console

Release Year

Introductory Price On Release

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Adjusted For 2020 Inflation

1

Intellivision

1980

$300

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$996

2

Atari 2600

1977

$200

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$882

3

PlayStation 3

2006

$500

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$780

4

CD-I

1991

$400

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$768

5

Atari 5200

1982

$270

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$740

6

Sega Saturn

1995

$400

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$688

7

Sega CD

1992

$300

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$561

8

Xbox One

2013

$500

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$560

9

Magnavox Odyssey

1972

$100

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$553

10

Xbox 360

2005

$400

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$540

The Intellivision, released by Mattel Electronics in 1980, takes the top spot. The video game console was introduced with a $300 price tag. In today’s money, the console would cost nearly $1,000 to purchase.
The Atari 2600, released in 1977 and sold for $200, follows in second with a present day price tag of $882.
The PlayStation 3 ranks third, costing $500 dollars back when the console was released. Today, accounting for inflation, the console would cost gamers approximately $780.
The Top 5 Console Video Games With The Biggest Price Increase:

Rank

Console

Launch Date

Average Cost Of Game For Console At Launch

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Average Cost Of Game For Console In 2020

1

Atari 2600

1977

$39.99

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$170.70

2

Intellivision

1979

$39.99

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$142.49

3

ColecoVision

1982

$39.99

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$107.20

4

Nintendo Entertainment System

1985

$45.00

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$108.18

5

Nintendo Game Boy

1989

$29.99

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$62.56

Over the years video games have, on average, been around the same price at launch from $30-$40 per game.
Interestingly, the price of video games for consoles, on average and accounting for inflation, seemed to level out between 2005-2015 which consistently saw AAA titles priced at $50-$60 but with the new generation of consoles, that average price is rising to over $70 for AAA titles.
The Top 5 Best Selling Video Game Consoles:

Rank

Console

Release Year

Introductory Price On Release

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Adjusted For 2020 Inflation

Global Sales

1

PlayStation 2

2000

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$300

$459

155,000,000

2

Nintendo DS

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2004

$200

$278

154,020,000

3

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Game Boy

1989

$110

$234

118,690,000

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4

Game Boy Advance

2001

$100

$147

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118,690,000

5

PlayStation 4

2013

$400

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$448

112,300,000

PlayStation 2 is the console with the most global sales to date, with approximately 155 million units sold since launching in 2000. The Nintendo DS is the portable game console with the most global sales with 154 million global sales.
You can view the findings, including the full lists, here.

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