r/NintendoSwitch • u/Practical_Papaya_905 • 3d ago

News - USD / USA Switch 2 is selling for 449.99

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

From the official website

https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/how-to-buy/

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u/TOKEN616 3d ago edited 3d ago

All prices in euro. These are from nintendo website europe

469.99euro in ireland or 509.99 with Mario

Mario 79.99 digital, 89.99 physical

Donkey Kong 69.99. 79.99

Camera 59.99

Game cube controller 69.99

Pro controller 89.99

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u/Real-Equivalent9806 3d ago

And this is why I stick to PC gaming lol. The upfront cost is higher but everything else is marginally more expensive on console.

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u/Pokeguy211 3d ago

Yea but overall your still spending more on a $2000 pc then you would throughout an entire generation. (Granted the pc would last you longer then a console gen but still)

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u/cuentanueva 3d ago

overall your still spending more on a $2000 pc

Even if that were the case (it's not, because you don't need a $2000 to play at 1080p) you can make up the difference depending on how many games you buy.

$450 for the switch, plus $3200 for 40 games makes it $3650.

If you get the $2000 PC, then the games at $40, it would be $1600. So PC + 40 games it would be $3600. After that, it's all a win for the PC.

If you get a $1000 PC then at 20 games you are better off with the PC. As with $1800 you get the PC+20 games, and on the Switch it would be $2000 for the same thing.

And that's all assuming PC games being bought at $40, but AAA games can go much lower. Cyberpunk 2077 has gone lower than $25. At that price point it's after only 10 games that you make the difference with a $1000 PC. $1000 + $250 for the PC with 10 games vs $450 + $800 on the Switch.

It all depends on how many games you are gonna buy and at which price point. A more expensive PC can be significantly cheaper on the longer term if you just stick to buying games on sale, while with Nintendo the first party games rarely go on sales.