How much did you spend for your current generation game consoles?

[ananag112]

And where did you buy them from?

I spent:

Dreamcast: $100 (new in 2000) from friend

Playstation 2: $300 (launch PS2) bought from EBgames

Later this PS2 broke, so I got another. Then that broke and I got the slim PS2.

GameCube: $99 (Black GCN with Metroid Prime and Resident Evil 0 (all new) in March 2003) From Target

Xbox: $200 from Target

Nintendo DS (launch): $150 EBgames

This DS had 10 dead pixels so I sent it to Nintendo. Then I traded this in and bought the Electric Blue DS when it came out.

PSP: Free (got from a friend who works for Sony)

[paz9x]

hmmm.

dc $99 (it broke) sears
ps2 $299.99 (it broke) sears
ps2 $299.99 (it broke) sears
ps2 $15 or so shipping, sony replaced the one above (it broke)
slim ps2 $120 tru
gc $99 loz bundle bb
xbox $299 dont remember wher i got this thing
xbox #2 free from a friend, technically still his but i havent talked to him in a long time.
ds $99 target xmas misprint (sold)
ds lite $129.99 eb credit
psp $160 CAG

[danito]

Dreamcast: I can't remember, I was a youngin!

PS2: 150 (AAFES!)

XBOX: 60 (got it from a rich friend)

Gamecube: Was a christmas present

Nintendo DS w/ Mario Kart: 150 (from Amazon)

Your friend from Sony should hook me up with a PSP!

[Pc Lynet]

I like this thread so please post everyone :D

All my console are Pal European versions because I live in Norway. Prices are higher here...

NDS $200 at launch (sold after 1 year which i regrett so much, stupid me:bomb: I have to buy a new ds lite for $143:D )

PSP $143 bought this May (This is what I bought for the DS sold money, What where I thinking:cry: , only useful for pictures and movies)

XBOX $130 (Thats what I call a bargain. Also bought: Fable, Oddworld Strangers Wrath,Jade Empire, PSO,Dreamfall and Forza Live Kit and Halo 2 Limited Edition, each game for $15:D )

[daroga]

Dreamcast $80 refurb 2 months before the cut life support. Grrr.
Xbox --- Chirstmas present
Gamecube -- $50 ($100 - ~$50 selling the Mario Party & Mic that came with it)
PS2 -- $130 new this summer at Best Buy
GBA SP -- $20 after trade in bonus at EB
GBA SP2 -- $30 ($80 - $50 sale of original GBA SP)
DS -- $120 (used from CAGer)
DS (import Graphite) -- $40 (after selling original DS for $100)
DS Lite (import Navy) -- $300+ (Ouch, imported in the early weeks of the Lite's Japanese launch. A lot of money, but I had one when most of Japan didn't ;) )

[YoshiFan1]

Dreamcast - $199 from Sears
PS2 - $299 from EB
Gamecube - $199 from TRU
XBox - FYE for $150 store credit (which cost me around $50 to get)
PSP - $250 EB credit but thanks to the TRU 90% off and the trade 2 get $5 bonus at EB it cost around $70 to get.
DS - FYE for $150 store credit (which cost me around $50 to get)
GBA Micro - $50 from TRU.com

[Purple Flames]

Playstation 2 (first one) - $350 from Kay Bee Toys (fuckers jacked up the price due to the shortage)
Playstation 2 (new one) - $130 from FYE w/ $30 mail-in rebate
Xbox - $130 from Target (employee discount)
Gamecube - Christmas present
Dreamcast - Christmas present
Gameboy Advace - Christmas present
Gameboy Advance SP - $70 at EB
DS - Christmas present

[wheels]

PS2: $299 at launch, its still kickin

Gamecube: $150 platinum launch

DS:$150 Mario 64 + extras bundle costco: broken hinge, very scratched, got $60 for it on ebay

Ds Lite: $130 gave to the woman
DS lite onyx: $130 mio

[JohnnyDrama]

PS2: got it at launch with Madden NFL 2001 and NHL 2001, grand total of $325
Gamecube : $100 Mario Party bundle
Xbox: got it from ReadySetGamer.com as a prize, looks like the site is gone now

[dopa345]

Dreamcast - $15 used
PS2 - $149 for the fat one, $99 after rebate on a slim one
Xbox - $129 after rebate
Gamecube - $60 new from a TRU clearance sale

[2Fast]

Playstation 2: $300 (2002)

Gameboy Advance SP: $100 (2003)

Gamecube: $150 w/ Zelda: Wind Waker (2003)

Xbox: $170 Halo bundle (2004)

Nintendo DS: $130 (2005)

Xbox 360: $400 (2006) - actually free because it was my Christmas and Birthday gift.

Dreamcast: $20 (2006)

[dude2003]

xbox - launch $500 bundle from amazon.com, ended up 569.99 or something with tax and shipping. that broke
xbox - xmas 2004 150 from target
gc - 100 zelda bundle from ebgames.com

[botticus]

GameCube - $100 with Mario Kart from EB in the summer or fall of 2004.
DS - $100, Target misprint in December 2005.
Xbox (modded) - free, will be a gift at some point this year or next.

[eltonto]

PS2-$875 with Ridge Racer 5 got from NCSX.com five days before the Japanese launch. Sold it on EBAY for $3,000. Yes thats right $3000.00
PS2- US launch $300.00
xbox- May 2002 $200.00
Gamecube.- $200.00 at launch with Luigi's Mansion and Rogue Squadron. $300.00 total plus tax

[SpazX]

Dreamcast - $0 My parents paid $200 though :-P got it christmas 1999
GBA SP - $0 another present, this time bday 2001? whenever it came out
DS - $140 new, Red Mario Kart bundle, ebay, Dec. 2005
GC - $50 used from a CAGer boxed w/ sonic gems, June 2006
DS Lite - $90 new onyx, Amazon with a $10 GC and signed up for the credit card Sept. 2006

[spidey]

DC - Launch MSRP - EB
PStwo - Week after Launch, MSRP - Target
Gamecube - Launch MSRP - EB

Next gen consoles? I'll wait for price drops.

[A Happy Panda]

PS2 - $300 Launch.
Xbox - $150 Halo Bundle
PSP - $250 Launch.
DS Lite - $130 Launch.

[ITDEFX]

DC-$100 (Spring 2001)...priced dropped to $50 by fall of 2001 (fuck!)-CompUSA-FL
GC-$100 (blackfriday 2003)-BB-VA
PS2-$150 (blackfriday 2005), price drops spring 2006..fuck again!-BB-VA
DS-$90 (Spring 2006) Sam Goody Close out-VA
XBOX-$130 (Spring 2006) Sam Goody Close out-VA

Possible future purchases within the next 60 days
DS Lite from Tower Records close out (hope to get it for under 100 bucks)
PSP pack for $100-$130?
XBOX 360 for no more then $200-$240

all three from the Tower Records close out unless the employees jack them before I do.

[munch]

Xbox - B'day present (But it cost $199 at the time)
Gamecube - $149 with Metriod Prime
GBA - Christmast present with Super Mario 3 packed in no idea how much
DC - $14.99
DS lite - $129.99

[mrchainsaw]

NES, Sega, N64, DS were given to me as gifts.

PS2: $300
GC: $200
GB:$30
GBC:$? I don't remember how I got it
GBA:$100

[wubb]

Xbox - $180 bundled with Fuzion Frenzy, GTA double pack, and the SW/racing game combo from Best Buy
PS2 - $15 from a yard sale
DS lite - $130 bundled with Brain Age from Circuit City

Don't really consider the DC as current gen, but I got one of those with a few games for $10 - $20 (can't remember the exact amount) at a yard sale.

Yo ITDEFX, that Tower in Fair Lakes cleared out all video game stuff over a year ago unless they restocked at some point. Or is there another Tower around here with video game stock? Actually PMed ya as I'm not sure you'll recheck this thread and I'm pretty curious to know.

[ITDEFX]

Xbox - $180 bundled with Fuzion Frenzy, GTA double pack, and the SW/racing game combo from Best Buy
PS2 - $15 from a yard sale
DS lite - $130 bundled with Brain Age from Circuit City

Don't really consider the DC as current gen, but I got one of those with a few games for $10 - $20 (can't remember the exact amount) at a yard sale.

Yo ITDEFX, that Tower in Fair Lakes cleared out all video game stuff over a year ago unless they restocked at some point. Or is there another Tower around here with video game stock? Actually PMed ya as I'm not sure you'll recheck this thread and I'm pretty curious to know.

yea I rechecked this thread after you PM and I PM you back LOL.

Last game I bought from them was Eternal Darkness for the cube for like 8 bucks new :-P, back in summer 2004, then all there games were gone just like that. :-( When I asked the employee what happened to the games, he was like "oh we never sold video games here.." and yet I had a receipt dated a few weeks ago from that location..then POOF they came back in a new section.

Anyways I will watch that area for ya if you want, just PM me one what you want me to grab when the % off goes up and I will get it for ya and we will trade lol.

[hankmecrankme]

DC - $200 launch
PS2 - $300 1 year after launch, still kickin'
GC - June 2002 $150 with free Madden 2002
2nd DC - Mid 2003 $20 from friend. Old one is fine, just wanted a spare.
Xbox - Mid 2004 $150. I originally bought the Halo Special Edition Xbox, but Panzer Dragoon Orta and Gun Valkyrie had scrambled screens in 480p, so I returned it for another. It had the same problem, so I ended up getting a regular Xbox, which had the same problem!! I ended up getting an older new one that didn't have the problem. Now, the stupid Thomson drive is giving me problems.

DS Electric Blue - $130 winter 2005
DS Lite - $130 launch, traded in DS Phat for $70

[msdmoney]

Gamecube $100 + free rentals (Was a gift) Gamecrazy 2003
PS2 $100 Tower Records 2004
XBOX w/ Top Spin and NCAA $150 in Gamerush credit 2004
DS w/ Mario 64 DS $130 Walmart.com 2005

[RegalSin2020]

The GCN costed $200 new or was it $150 which I had Smash Brothers for $50
Then afterwards each new game was like $50 including all new RE games and RE remake. Eternal Darkness new, GBA cable, PSX controller link, Wireless controller, and lots of other stuff.

I probably wasted over $600 on the GCN and could ahve saved $400 if I had waited. Never again.

[7dustfan]

Dreamcast: $199 - Launch day 9/9/99 at TRU. I'll never forget that day.
PS2: $299 - Launch day at Best Buy
Xbox: $299 - 1 day after launch at CompUSA
Gamecube: $150 - with Metroid Prime in 2003 at Best Buy
Xbox 360: $399 - about 6 months ago at Target
DS Lite: $129 - with Brain Age at Circuit City a few days after launch

[kell]

Gamecube $100 + free rentals (Was a gift) Gamecrazy 2003

Those free rentals are huge at GC. I try to get my systems there for that reason. The ~$60 in rentals helps me justify the system purchase :D .

Some highlights:
Dreamcast - $50 (Target)
PS2 - Wedding Gift at launch
PSP - $160 (Dell)
DS Lite - $35 worth of trade-ins (during recent promotion) to Wherehouse got enough credit to buy it!

[ForKChop]

Any earlier systems, I don't remember.
Xbox - gift
PS2 Fat - $50
PS2 Slim - In trade for above PS2 + 1 game
Gamecube - $50 for system, memory card, 2 controllers, 3 games (sold for $60 without memory card or games in anticipation of the Wii)
GBA - $100 (the retro version, when it came out)
PSP - $250 (soon after launch - regretted it for a long time, just now getting *some* decent games.)
DS - $135 (before price drop with coupon from CC - later sold for $100)
DS Lite - $130

[hufferstl]

Xbox - $110 from another CAG with a few games
Gamecube - $90 from KBtoys.com with Zelda collectors edition.

[stevez0r]

PSTwo - $150
PSP - $250
Xbox 360 - $400
DS Lite - $130


Note: I didn't mention the 2 Fat PS2, 2 Xbox, 2 GameCube and the other PSP. No wonder my wife buys so many shoes.

[elprincipe]

Dreamcast - bought used for about $40 when it was still alive. It's a black Sega Sports DC as well! :)

GameCube - bought at launch. Actually, I was working in a store back then, so I got it a couple days before launch, cheaper and with cheaper games. Very cool. Still like $189 though, but the $50 games were $37.50 new.

PS2 - waited until it was at $200. Was going to wait for $150, but EB had this great little promo where they'd give $10 for most non-sports games. Using that and a little ingenuity, got it for about $80 out of pocket.

DS - spent about $90 after store credits. Came with MP Hunters demo and Super Mario 64x4 for free.

[thespamofpower]

Dreamcast - free, uncle didn't want it anymore (1999?)
Gamecube - $99, Zelda CE pack
PS2 - $199
GBA - $89 i think
GBA SP - $99, Donkey Kong Country pack
DS - $99, Target pricing error last December
Xbox 360 - $450, core /w hard drive, 2 extra controllers, HD cables, Test Drive Unlimited and Memory unit (CAG trade)

I guess i'm one of the few people who have had no problem with the PS2. Mine is like 3-4 years old and still going strong

[MisterNewGuy]

dreamcast - 55, used system -music recyclery
ps2 - 199 , new - bestbuy
xbox - 179, new , steering wheel and pedals, 3 games, 10 giftcard. -TRU
cube - 99, new paltinum w/ metroid prime -target
ds lite - 119, new w/ 12 free rentals with game trade - gamecrazy

in the market for psp, and 360.. thank you and good day!

[lordwow]

DS Lite - $115ish (Overstock Coupon)
XBox - $150

[tangytangerine]

DC- $150 new w/ free Resident Evil Code Veronica, holiday 2000 @ Toys R Us when offering free $50 DC game w/ purchase of system

PS2- $250 used at EB , Jan. 2002/ crapped out right after the two week warranty ended, Sony fixed it for free thankfully(will be the only time I buy a used Sony product).

PStwo- $130, April 2006, bought it the same day the price drop was announced since my old one was crapping out.

Gamecube- $80 used w/ 1 year warranty at EB in May 2006, bought it since I had a itching to play Sonic CD(Sonic Gems Collection), RE4 & F-Zero GX.

Xbox- $200 new at Gamestop, Dec. 2002. Bought it since I wanted to play Jet Set Radio Future and it came packed in with the system.

Strangely though, out of all the ones I bought years ago, the Xbox is the one that still works without no problems(the DC kept resetting after overheating, but fixed it). Which is weird after reading all the problems that have been mentioned(disc drives & HDD dying, controller ports fucked up).

[zionoverfire]

DC - traded for it
GC - $40
gba - traded for it
DS - $100
PS2- $250

[guinaevere]

As people are counting the DC as current gen, I'll throw that in as well.

DC: Free, gift
PS2: Free, gift, midnight launch
Cube: $199 midnight launch.
Xbox: Free, gift, midnight launch
PSP: Free, gift
DS: Free, imported gift
360: $230 used

I traded in my GBAs, but I'm waiting to see if the pink SP has any good deals on black friday, as I have no GBAsto use with the cube right now.

[Kapwanil]

XBox: Free (Gift)
PS2: $80 for the following...

PS2
Network Adapter
1st Party PS1 Dual-Shock Controller
3rd Party Mad Katz Controller
1st Party 8MB Memory Card
Broken Logitech Headset (Free, Unable to Fix)
Kingdom Hearts, Tiger Woods 2005, Medal of Honor: Frontline

Traded in the three games for GT4 which I then returned for $50 to EB back during that deal. Then sold off the 3rd Party controller for $10. Best $20 I spent for a system, period. :D

[TahoeMax]

PS2 - I think this one (slim) was $80 a year and a half ago. I also have one i got last week (fat) for $60 with a couple games and pads.

DS - $100, included Mario Kart and Nintendogs (which i've since sold, making the system itself $62)

[Kuros]

Remember, free systems due to presents don't make you a cheap ass, they make you lucky. :P

Anyway:

Cube: $25
Xbox: $80 (When they were still goin for 150 new)
360: $300 (premium w/everything)
Dreamcast: $25 (with 12 games including MvC2)
PS2 slim: $50
DS: $50
PSP w/game and 2 movies: $60 (was a trade on Craigslist, I traded a Halo Xbox and 4 games that I got for $60)

[The Mana Knight]

Dreamcast (launch), $200
PS2 (first price drop), $200
Xbox (launch), $300
GC (first price drop), $150
GBA Player for GC (never bought a GBA), $40
DS Mario Kart Bundle, $150
PSP (bought used value pack from a friend with tons of extra acc.), $200

[lokizz]

i paid 199 for my ps2 a few years back and 80 bucks for a refurbished gamecube because i got it just to play zelda and it still works they both still work i havent had to replace either of my systems. but ive gone through a number of ps2 controllers.

[tehweezner]

fat PS2 w/4 games - $55 a few months ago

[doho7744]

Dreamcast $15 used from someone on cag
PS2 FREE for selling a high line Sony back up solution at work
XBOX FREE for selling the most M$ licsences in a month
GC $79 on Ebay with the gba hook ups and res evil 4

[lonestar]

Dreamcast: $50 w/ free copy of Soul Calibur
Gamecube: $199.99 (at launch).
PS2: $179.99
Xbox:$100

[GuilewasNK]

Dreamcast - I think I got this from the flea market for $70
PS2 - $199.99 Best Buy
Xbox - $179.99 with three free games from K-Mart
GBA - $50 flea market
GBA SP - $79.99 Kay-Bee's
Gamecube - $99.99 w/Zelda Collector's edition from Walmart.com