- See also: Price cuts
Launch prices (adjusted for inflation)
The Launch Price is the initial price for a video game system. The cheapest was the GameCube and the most expensive was the Neo Geo ($990 inflating to 2006 dollars), accounting for inflation[1]. The Atari 5200 cost $683 dollars in 2006.
Launch Prices[]
Consoles[]
| System | Released | U.S. price | Japan price | UK price | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System | 1985, October 18 | $199 $249.99 |
¥14,800 | £79.99 | 1. Pack-in game (Super Mario Bros.) 2. R.O.B. accessory, NES Zapper, and 2 games, Duck Hunt and Gyromite |
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System | 1991, August 13 | $199 | £150 | Pack-in game (Super Mario World) | |
| Nintendo 64 | 1996, September 29 | $199 | £249.99 | ||
| Nintendo GameCube | 2001, November 18 | $199 | ¥25,000 | £129 [2] | |
| Wii | 2006, November 19 | $249 | ¥25,000 [3] | £179 | Pack-in game (Wii Sports) except for Japan |
| Wii U | 2012, November 18 | $349 | Pack-in game (Nintendo Land) | ||
| Nintendo Switch | 2017, March 3 | $299
$199 |
£280 | Regular / Lite models | |
| PlayStation | 1995, September 9 | $299 | £299 [4] | ||
| PlayStation 2 | 2000, October 26 | $299 | ¥39,800 | £299 [5] | |
| PlayStation 3 | 2006, November 17 | $499 $599 |
¥49,980 / ¥59,980 | £425 (60GB only SKU) [6] | 20GB / 60GB models |
| PlayStation 4 | 2013, November 15 | $399 | £349.99 | ||
| PlayStation 5 | 2020,
November 12 |
$399
$499 |
$399 for Digital Edition
$499 for Disc version | ||
| Xbox | 2001, November 15 | $299 | ¥34,800 | £300 [7] | Included 8GB hard drive |
| Xbox 360 | 2005, November 22 | $299 / $399 | ¥29,000 / ¥39,795 | £209.99 / £279.99 | No hard drive / 20GB hard drive |
| Xbox One | 2013, November 22 | $499 | £429 | Included Kinect unit. Price dropped to $399 after Kinect was dropped. | |
| Xbox Series X|S | 2020,
November 10 |
$299
$499 |
$299 for Series S
$499 for Series X | ||
| Master System | 1986, September[8] | $200 | ¥16,800 | ||
| Sega Genesis | 1989, August | $189 | |||
| Sega Saturn | 1995, May 11 | $399 | £399 [9] | ||
| DreamCast | 1999, September 9 | $199 | £199 [10] | ||
| Atari 2600 | 1977, September 11 | $199 | |||
| Atari 5200 | 1982, November | $269 | |||
| Atari 7800 | 1986, May | $139 | |||
| Atari Jaguar | 1993, November | $249 | |||
| Mattel Intellivision | 1979 | $299 | |||
| ColecoVision | 1982, August | $175 | Pack-in Game (Donkey Kong) | ||
| TurboGrafx-16 | 1989, August | $199 | |||
| Neo Geo | 1990 | $649 | £600 | ||
| 3DO | 1993, October | $699 |
Handhelds[]
| System | Released | U.S. price | Japan price | UK price | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Boy | 1989
July |
$89 | £69.99 | Inc. Pack-in game (Tetris) | |
| Virtual Boy | 1995
August |
$179 | |||
| Game Boy Color | 1998
November |
$69 | |||
| Game Boy Advance | 2001
June |
$99 | |||
| Nintendo DS | 2004
November |
$149 | |||
| Nintendo 3DS | 2011
March |
$249 | |||
| Nintendo Switch | 2017
March |
$299
$199 |
£280 | ||
| PSP | 2005
March |
$249 | |||
| Playstation Vita | 2012
February |
$249 | |||
| Atari Lynx | 1989
September |
$179 | |||
| Sega Game Gear | 1991
April |
$149 | |||
| Sega Nomad | 1995
October |
$180 | |||
| TurboExpress | 1990
December |
$249 | |||
| Game.com | 1997
September |
$69 | |||
| Neo Geo Pocket | 1999
August |
$69 | |||
| WonderSwan | 1999
March |
¥4,800 | |||
| N-Gage | 2003
October |
$299 |
External links[]
- History of console prices
- Console prices
- Most Expensive Video Game Console
- Most Expensive Handheld Video Game System
References[]
- ↑ http://most-expensive.net/video-game-console-system
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1976825.stm
- ↑ http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732644p1.html
- ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=64356&page=2
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1038613.stm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6474045.stm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1936791.stm
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, February 1987
- ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=64356&page=2
- ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=64356&page=2