The Nex Playground is down to its pre-RAMageddon price during Prime Day
You gotta admit, it looks like fun. | Photo: Sean Hollister / The VergeThe Nex Playground is the family-centric, Kinect-like game console that made one Verge editor's kids laugh, cry, and ask for more playtime, even when they were sick. The motion-based game play isn't perfect, but it has won over plenty of parents - and it's on sale for $239 at Amazon, down from its current MSRP of $299. That's a healthy discount, though only slightly better than the Nex's original $250 price.
Nex PlaygroundWhat if the dream of Microsoft's Kinect lived on? It does in the Nex Playground, an all-in-one, motion-controlled console filled with kid-friendly games. Exhaust and entertain your little ones. You're welcome.
Where to Buy:Like so many other gadgets, the Nex Playground became a victim of RAMageddon when its price went up in April. It got a $60 discount shortly after for Amazon's week of gaming deals - and again with this Prime Day deal - but it's nothing like the $199 prices we saw before the RAM crisis hit. This is the new normal, I guess.
Still, any discount is welcome, especially when you'll need a subscription if you want to play more than a few starter games. You can get a 3-month Play Pass for $49 to access a much deeper catalog of games, or pay $89 for a 12-month pass. The subscription economy and RAMageddon come for us all, but at least a sale can take a little bit of the sting out of it.