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World's Best-selling Video Game Consoles (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I think the PS2 being so well sold is more impressive because the price adjusted for inflation is closer to $560, or $299 in the year 2000.

I think part of it was the idea that it could also be a DVD player so you wouldn't need two devices that helped sell it if I recall correctly.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I remember that was the case for PS3 and BluRay, but not so much DVD and the PS2. PS3 was, what, $300? $400? Where as the cheapest BluRay player that just played BluRay movies was almost a grand.

    I may just not remember it being similar for PS2. I was a sophmore in high school when it came out.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    The PS3 was stupid expensive at launch, like $600 in 2006, nearly $1000 in 2026 dollars. But yeah I think that argument was made then also.

    I think the PS2 was marketed specifically for DVD capabilities in some cases, I remember an IR dongle and remote control they sold so you didn't have to use a controller.

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