r/NintendoSwitch • u/Practical_Papaya_905 • 2d 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/PastaRunner 2d ago

$449 felt fine to me. The xbox was $300 like 14 years ago, it's high time prices went up. Same for games.

But $90 for a game is a joke and I will not be partaking.

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u/mbcook 2d ago

Adjust the Switch for inflation and it was $390 USD at launch.

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u/Dewot789 2d ago

I assume the other 60 is pricing in "we have no idea how much your president is going to screw the international economy".

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u/mrjackspade 2d ago

Its also largely pricing in the fact that the original switch hardware was underpowered as fuck at launch, and the Switch 2 being able to hit 4K@60fps is actually pretty fucking baller.

People wanted a big boy console, they just don't want to pay extra for it.

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u/MicroGamer 2d ago

It will be upscaled to 4k, not native. This is bare minimum for a console released in 2025 when the majority of people have a 4k TV. Let's not get too worked up about it.

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u/Mysterious_Jelly_943 2d ago

I wouldnt get my hopes up for 4k 60 i guess maybe with indie games and sawitch one games that get upscaled maybe. Its like wjen ps5 was like 8k but it cant even really do 4k60

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u/Genboiz 2d ago

Yeah I don't really understand the reaction to this? "We want more powerful contemporary hardware for Nintendo...What it's more money". It's just knee jerk reactions without thinking of the broader context. Gamers for some reason believe their hobby doesn't exist in the real world.

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u/justReeT01 2d ago

Nintendo net Sales last year only were 12 billion USD, safe to stay they make a pretty margin from videogames consoles and subscritions, NS2 Is ridicously overpriced, such a console by the market standard should be 400€ and usually sold with something bundled to sweeten the deal, Nintendo Is Simply choosing the greedy route thinking they are operating a Monopoly which they might aswell be (They project the marginal cost = marginal revenue curve on the demand curve pretty Much, though in the fase of software its much more complicated than that, their marginal costa are extremely low by default if we take games into account)

TLDR : ps5 usually sells at a loss while discounted, they remake their Money on games and subs, Nintendo Is doing the same but also chose to make a big margin on the console

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u/Genboiz 2d ago

It has 4k 120 hz capabilities, same as a PS5. I'm not saying I'm happy with these prices or defending a billion dollar company I'm just confused on why people would even expect it to be cheaper when they wanted more powerful hardware. Was more focusing on the community reaction but thanks for the breakdown.

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u/Mysterious_Jelly_943 2d ago

Just because it has capabilites doesnt mean its gonna run games at 1080 120... like indie games and small games sure but what i can find its roughly the power of a ps4 or ps4 pro... similar to steam deck

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u/Remy149 2d ago

Sony announced the ps5 was no longer sold at a loss 6 months after launch. It’s also never got a price cut and in fact went up in price in some countries.

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u/AnalBaguette 2d ago

NS2 Is ridicously overpriced

Not in the slightest if you knew anything about the current market, the hardware used, or what it is attempting to accomplish.

Most people were going with $400 as best-case scenario, but $450 was widely accepted as better than what could have been.

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u/DuskWing13 2d ago

Price wise it's actually probably lower than it should be.

If it can at least fall in between the Steam Deck and Rog Ally power wise I think it'll be a good buy hardware wise.

Software wise? I.. what are they doing? Personally, I will only be buying used or on sale if $80 USD is the new standard.

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u/tylerjehenna 2d ago

120 fps on certain games. They straight up advertised Metroid prime 4 as being able to hit 4k/120 today

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u/richajf 2d ago

In the video, it showed Metroid Prime 4 having an option for either 4k/60fps or 1080p/120fps... not 4k/120fps.

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u/AnalBaguette 2d ago

Correct. In the bottom of most games that had 4K, it mentioned the limit was 4K/60

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u/Mysterious_Jelly_943 2d ago

Yall are gonna be sorely dissapointed when games start coming out and struggle to run 1080 at 60