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Jul 1, 2019 · Before smartphones, iPods or iTunes, there was the Sony Walkman, which went on sale four decades ago. More than 400 million have been sold over the years.
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Jul 1, 2014 · The first of Sony's iconic portable cassette tape players went on sale on this day, July 1st, back in 1979 for $150.
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Jan 24, 2020 · In 1985 a Walkman cost between $69 and $99, which translates to between $168 and $241 in today's dollars. While Sony doesn't make the old-style cassette versions anymore, you can buy a digital version for $220.
After a breakneck development phase of only four months, Sony engineers had a reliable product ready for market at 30,000 Yen (approximately US $150 in 1979 dollars) and available before the...
Sep 30, 2023 · Most new game consoles retailed for between $199 to $249 at that time, so Sony‘s $299 asking price provided great value considering the PS1‘s cutting-edge CD format and 3D capabilities. To put that US launch price in perspective, $299 in 1995 would equate to approximately $560 in today‘s dollars when adjusted for inflation!
Feb 3, 2021 · Analyst Michael Pachter, in an October interview, speculated that Sony would break even on the $499 PlayStation 5, but lose money on the $399 Digital Edition that lacks an optical disc drive.
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The metal-cased blue-and-silver Walkman TPS-L2, the world's first low-cost personal stereo, went on sale in Japan on July 1, 1979, and was sold for around ¥33,000 (or $150.00). [14] Though Sony predicted it would sell about 5,000 units a month, it sold more than 30,000 in the first two months.
