I mean, when talking about battery life: the Switch 2 is shorter whilst the OLED has it last longer. The thing is, there are games I want to play that are exclusive to Switch 2 (like HW: Age of Imprisonment or DK Banaza), I do have a ToTK special edition OLED switch though. The only difference is performance (as it’s 1080p handheld supporting up to 4K at 120 fps).
They are increasing the console price worldwide, it’s ¥49,980 ($309 / 270€) as of now but later it’ll become ¥59,980 ($371 / 324€), so should I purchase it? Also the console will become $500 / 500€ (for now it remains at $450 / 470€) I’ve heard that a new variant is releasing in 2027 with a portable battery, even then is the console still worth purchasing?
Calling Nintendo the budget option is wild.
They literally are in the console space now. Everything else has passed them on prices. Just because their shit is expensive doesn’t mean they aren’t the cheapest entry point.
Yep, sure is. That’s the world we live in now. Although they’ve always been the budget option in comparison. Except for the launch 3DS which was quickly rectified.
Yes, because the hardware is subsidised by the overpriced games. Factor in any reasonable rate of game buying and you’ve broken even in no time flat.
There are plenty of games you can get on sale. Steam also sells $70 games and will also be selling $80 GTA. It’s not like Nintendo is the only one with expensive games. It’s up to the consumer to be smart about where and when they purchase their games. I buy a lot of secondhand first party Nintendo games and it saves me a lot of money. If you only buy all your games digital at launch, it gets expensive no matter what platform you play games on.
Cherry picking a couple of titles to compare is not a great method. On average, games tend to cost less on Steam. It’s well known and there’s lots of sources online. Here’s a few:
https://discover.hubpages.com/games-hobbies/Buy-Game-PC-or-Switch-Pros-Cons
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/08/quantifying-the-switch-tax-or-how-much-for-that-pc-port/
That’s not even taking into account localised prices, which will see huge price drops for a large portion of customers on Steam, while Nintendo thinks everybody’s earning in USD.
When people are complaining about $70 Nintendo games is that not cherry picking all the same? I mean shit they just released Starfox at $50 digital. Tons of games are the same price as steam, and I’ve even gotten a few cheaper. Plus, with physical carts, you can buy used games. Totally valid to point out that on average, games are cheaper on Steam though. Personally, I would like for Nintendo stuff to be cheaper. But that doesn’t mean I regret my purchase either.
I’m not telling you to, my original comment was just pointing out the absurdity of calling Nintendo the budget option. I guess we’re agreed on that point now?
Sorry, I think I’m just a little frustrated with all the gatekeeping in this thread. It does feel a little absurd that it would be the budget option at this price. But the whole industry is a fucking absurd mess right now. We might be heading for a 1983 style crash.
You mean the steam hardware?
Yeah, hardware prices are fucked, but there’s hope on the horizon, if China really does start pumping out memory. Won’t help with GPUs, but we can always play indies that aren’t pushing the graphics envelope.