Cabinets became far more elaborate, more interactive peripherals were integrated, and the price of a single game increased. As attendance dropped off, and more arcades began to shutter their doors nationally, one last push was made to get bodies on the game floor. With the the introduction of faster and more powerful home consoles and PC games, trekking to the arcade became less and less of a priority as Xbox, PS2, and GameCube owners realized they no longer had to burn gas and quarters to get time in.
As the 21st century opened, brick and mortar, coin operated arcades began their final curtain call.
