alt Hacker News$55 ($9.95 CD + $45 activation) in August 1996 = $116 today, per the BLS inflation adjustment calculator.
Gold was ~$400 back in 1996. Now it's ~11 times that.
An expensive game however you gib it.
$55 ($9.95 CD + $45 activation) in August 1996 = $116 today, per the BLS inflation adjustment calculator.
Gold was ~$400 back in 1996. Now it's ~11 times that.
An expensive game however you gib it.
There was a lot less competition in the digital entertainment industry back then. Nowadays you still have AAA games going for $80 in a much more crowded market.