Comment on Sometimes you have to wait a long time for a game to drop in price.
Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 4 days ago That was posted in 2005, when the standard pricing for a AAA console release was $49.99
I remember Battlefield Vietname and Unreal Tournament 2004 being $39.99 when they first launched on PC.
Old magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening.
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The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money.