True Cost of Gaming

A listing of gaming hardware adjusted for inflation.

Sony PlayStation

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The PlayStation is a video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The PlayStation is the first "computer entertainment platform" to ship 100 million units, which it had reached 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch.

PlayStation

Releases

Saturday, September 9th, 1995
Initial Release
DatePriceInflationTodayDifferenceSource
9/9/1995$299.00178.57%$533.92$234.92wikipedia.org
8/30/1998$129.99167.42%$217.63$87.64ign.com
8/23/1999$99.00163.71%$162.08$63.08ign.com
Tuesday, September 19th, 2000
PS one, a smaller version with an optional screen for portability released about a year later.
DatePriceInflationTodayDifferenceSource
9/19/2000$99.00157.49%$155.92$56.92sony.com
5/14/2002$49.00152.15%$74.55$25.55eurogamer.net

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