Chris Buffa is a terrible writer; his latest article is no exception. I’m not actually sure what his point is, other than possibly that video game systems have always been expensive, and we get more goodies today than we used to, for fewer comparative dollars.
The article is pretty low on content, for example, this is the complete section about the Nomad:
For $180, players get a cumbersome machine that breathed life in a dying 16-bit system; that is if you had the money to feed its greedy, 16 bit processor. The Nomad consumes six AA batteries in two hours, a terrible issue that helped spell its demise.
The article is only really useful for comparing the cost of systems when they were new to today’s dollars, but since he inexplicably left out Nintendo’s offerings, its worth is suspect.
Link! (GameDaily) if you’re so inclined.