Think back to price of the PlayStation 3 it could evoke a myriad of emotions, especially in those who have made so many sacrifices to raise the money necessary to purchase it (especially at launch!).
The huge audience of enthusiasts who grew up in the myth of the first PlayStation and the Black Monolith (in this regard, here you can find our special on 5 secret pearls of the PS2) eagerly awaited that fateful March 23, 2007that is, the day in which video game stores were stormed by those who couldn’t resist the temptation to take home one of the first, shiny PlayStation 3s marketed in Italy.
Those who participated in the actual media event represented by the arrival of the PS3 in the Bel Paese testified to their incredible attachment to the PlayStation brand by dedicating shell out the beauty of 599.99 euros to take home the best performing model of Sony console. Even the users who opted for the ‘economic’ variant with 20 GB hard disk chose to make a small but big sacrifice in economic terms, if we think that the 499.99 euros spent at the time to purchase this specific model (not available in Italy but purchasable in Japan, North America and other European countries) correspond to 643.30 euros at the current inflation rate (compared to the purchasing power of 2007).
Over the years, various models have come and gone, and it is precisely to the marketing price in stores, and to the so-called ‘street price’ applied by auction sites, touts and other ‘unofficial’ resellers, that we owe the real turning point in the history of PlayStation 3 : the release of the PS3 Slim has in fact allowed Sony to ‘attack the market’ with a platform with a significantly lower price than the list price of the launch models.
With the contribution of the numerous important exclusives from PlayStation Studios which embellished the PS3 catalog in the second part of the console’s life cycle (just remember The Last of Us and Uncharted 2), more and more video game enthusiasts have decided to take home a PlayStation 3, attracted both by the relatively low price and by services such as PS Plus, whose debut occurred in those years together with the monthly offer linked to ‘free’ games from the Instant Game Collection.
Returning our minds to that period, we therefore find many enthusiasts who made various sacrifices and saved for weeks or months before being able to buy a PlayStation 3with others who, however, have been able to enrich their home gaming station by spending relatively little with the end-of-generation models or with a console at a discounted price (or used). Regardless of the purchase method and timing, no amount spent can summarize the treasure of emotions and fun returned by the PS3 and its most iconic and representative video games.
The reflections on the price spent to purchase PlayStation 3therefore, should not be reduced to a mere ‘comparison of receipts’ but are inextricably linked to our gaming past: because the true value we attribute to a console is not limited to the purchase price, but includes the endless hours spent playing with friendsthe sleepless nights spent exploring the most disparate virtual universes in solitude and, why not, the satisfaction felt in going to your trusted shopkeeper to buy the title of your dreams.
But now the word is up to you: feel free to use the comments board to share your memories of PlayStation 3, the price spent to purchase it and the value you attribute to the money you invested in emotions and fun with the third generation Sony console. To stay on topic, here you will also find our in-depth analysis on the PS1: do you remember how much you paid for it in lire in the 90s?
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