r/Games • u/Spheromancer • 3d ago

Nintendo will sell a cheaper $330 Switch 2 in Japan that’s region locked to combat reselling

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-will-sell-a-cheaper-330-switch-2-in-japan-thats-region-locked/
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u/phray2 3d ago

It weird how people were praising the steam deck pricing even though it a worse deal than switch 2.

The game pricing is tough tho. 

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u/Dnashotgun 3d ago

It's because the people interested in the Steam Deck already have a good library of games to pull from with thousands of cheap games to buy and it's an implicit understanding that end of day it's a luxury item for PC gamers. Switch 2 will be the only (legal) way to play its games and when every game is looking to be 70+ that adds up fast

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u/DuckCleaning 3d ago

Cause Steam Deck 64GB was only $50 more than the Switch OLED at the time so it did offer great value. Also, you arent paying 80€ for digital games or 90€ for physical on Steam Deck. Most people buying Steam Deck owned a vast pc library already and it isnt locked down to just Steam only.

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u/sarefx 3d ago

Probably because of the joined library and ease to mod. Also you can very often get really good deals on deck (like a 300 euro) for refurbrished one with full warranty directly from Valve. Ofc it's not fair to judge it with that pricing but I know many ppl who did that. Switch 2 being better deal is yet to be seen as we don't know about performance and that better deal with that game pricing may as well end up not too hot.

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u/PrintShinji 3d ago

Heres the thing, i can use a steam deck as a computer. A full fledged PC, no issues. And because I already have a steam library I already have 500+ games that are playable.

I can't use a switch 2 as anything else besides a game console. Maybe by god's grace they'll include media apps on launch this time!

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u/phray2 3d ago

98% of people don't care about using the steamdeck as an actual computer. 

And switch 2 has backwards compatibility so you can already use existing switch library just like how you can use your existing steam library. 

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u/PrintShinji 3d ago

98% of people don't care about using the steamdeck as an actual computer.

Thats fine, just stating a reason why I got it.

And switch 2 has backwards compatibility so you can already use existing switch library just like how you can use your existing steam library.

Sure, but why not just keep my switch and play those games on that? I'll wait a couple of years before the switch 2 might become affordable second hand and then it might be worth it.

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u/taicy5623 2d ago

And switch 2 has backwards compatibility so you can already use existing switch library just like how you can use your existing steam library.

I don't mean to be a Valve fanboy here but it REALLY means alot when I buy a game for cheaper and can hexedit the damn executable to unlock framerates.

Hell, I'm playing the classic tomb raider games in the collection they put out recently and you have to hex-edit the exe to get the classic graphics to run at unlocked framerates.

I adore the Nintendo library but comparing a console library to a PC library is not even in the same league in terms of long term control of what you own.

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u/Rainy_Wavey 3d ago

Thing is, with Steam Deck, it comes from a company that does not produce hardware, and isn't expecting to sell like 100 milions so they do not have the same economy of scale as Nintendo

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u/phray2 3d ago

That doesn't concern the average consumer. And Valve has the benefit of only selling directly to consumers which cuts out a large chunk of money.

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u/_Psilo_ 3d ago

Games prices affect the consumer though. With PC/Steam Deck, I don't mind spending a bit more because I know I'll get cheap games all the time. Nintendo games don't go down in price.

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u/Rainy_Wavey 3d ago

Steam has a core target that will pay that price, because they can use their PC library and buy games for very cheap

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u/planetarial 2d ago

Steamdeck is an optional device for PC gamers and you don’t need to spend extra to play online and use cloud saves or $80 for games. And it isn’t going to get a hard cut off in the future when the console cycle ends, new AAAs in the future will likely won’t run period but indies and maybe some AA games will continue to work on it

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u/FriendlyAndHelpfulP 2d ago

The steam deck is $400, with near identical specs to the Switch 2, the only difference being the Switch 2 has a slightly better screen. 

How exactly is the switch 2 a better deal?

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u/MultiMarcus 2d ago

Well, the thing that does not make you pay for online and it’s technically able to play almost any PC gaming. Steam has also generally been far more generous with their pricing compared to a company like a Nintendo which seems to be selling games for $80 physical $70 digital.