If you think the PS5 is expensive, get a load of Atari's 'Home Pong' prototype.
The original 1975, hand-carved wood mock-up of the Pong system recently sold for $270,910 at auction, according to seller RR Auction.The one-off system features paddle control knobs, a bright red"start game" button, a metal grille for its built-in speaker, and a finished Pong chip in a prototype circuit board. It is one of only two prototypes built by Atari.
Read MoreIn a letter of provenance written and signed by Alcorn himself, he explains why the"Home Pong" prototype was created."In 1975, Atari had managed to become dominant in the coin-operated entertainment business and moved on to build video games for the home market," he said."We had to get Pong running on a single chip of silicon so a product could be built at a price a consumer could afford.
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