Cartridge era was the WOAT.... paid $85 for MK1 for genesis for my birthday... aint have another high priced game after that in years...until I got PS1...
Manufacturing cost
Due to complex manufacturing processes, cartridge-based games are more expensive and difficult to manufacture than their optical counterparts. PlayStation CD-ROMs reportedly cost $1 to manufacture, while cartridges for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System cost $15 and Nintendo 64 cartridges reportedly cost more than $30.
Publishers had to pass these higher expenses to the consumer and as a result, Nintendo 64 games tended to sell for higher prices than PlayStation games. While most PlayStation games rarely exceeded US$50, Nintendo 64 cartridges could reach US$79.99, such as the first pressing of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Games in Sony's line of PlayStation Greatest Hits budget line retailed for US$19.95, while Nintendo's equivalent Player's Choice line retailed for US$29.95. In the United Kingdom, Nintendo 64 games were priced £54.95 at their time of release, while PlayStation games were priced at £44.95. In the United States, the typical price of a third-party game was around US$75.99 in the system's first year on the market, though this dropped incrementally after Nintendo reduced wholesale prices on the cartridges.
When I was growing up in Alabama most people bought snes cartridges at flea markets for $40 or less. I didn’t they were worth way more than that elsewhere until I got on gaming forumsdamn...I never owned an SNES...didn’t know the prices were that sick
Of course... prices go up....
anyone who thought games would stay at 49.99 and 59.99 in 2020.... where a cup of coffee is 3 dollars and a beer at your average bar is 8 bucks.....is a fukking idiot! Times change and prices go up bytch! Go with it or take your bytch ass home!
Gas maybe cheap but a value meal at a fast food restuarant will cost you about $10Your argument doesn’t hold up. Gas is cheaper than ever and wages are stagnant.
It’s not about being “ready”..It’s a shame to see that some of us brothers clearly aren’t prepared for the next generation.
y'all REALLY want to go back to these prices??? WHY do y'all want to pay more!!! $60 is enough!!!!
this genius is arguing the pricing of a fossil fuelYour argument doesn’t hold up. Gas is cheaper than ever and wages are stagnant.
this genius is arguing the pricing of a fossil fuel
the education system has failed so many