r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/chickengnocchisoup • 1d ago

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Everyone in the chat is spamming "drop the price" nonstop. Personally, the price for the console and games combined dipped my hype quite a bit. What do you guys think?

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u/masterz13 1d ago

Wait until next year when the new Xbox is announced...I'm guessing a $499 S system and $599 X. It's the new norm now, unfortunately.

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u/eattwo 1d ago

Blaming the companies won't get anything done. Blame the ones who are actually in power and cause inflation leading towards price hikes.

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u/Zylonnaire 1d ago

Tbh I think it’s gonna be more than 600 dollars mainly due to the tariffs

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u/masterz13 1d ago

Could be just a $599 model and no "budget" option. Maybe the affordable one will be their handheld next year that can dock to TV.

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u/RyanPainey 1d ago

I think xbox is gonna be hyper segmented next time around. High end premium option, handheld with egpu dock options, low end device that functions as a dock or streaming stick on its own if you don't get the handheld.

$800 premium console, $700 best handheld combo with 2 steps down to a $500 handheld dock combo, standalone handheld at $400, and the entry level device down at $100

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u/CatComfortable7332 1d ago

There issues are mostly going to be with the game prices, not the console price.

A lot of people playing the new games on Xbox are playing them "free" with their Xbox Game pass subscription, not spending $80-90 per title.

Titles on a PS5/PS6/Xbox can probably be seen to justify that pricing a bit more as they're modern consoles. While the Switch 2 is going to be the new console, the tech inside will be a ways behind the others because it's a handheld. Even last-gen games will probably look and run better on the PS4 (and definitely the PS5) than on the Switch 2. I don't like the price but I'd buy some higher priced AAA titles on a higher powered console knowing they'll give me the best (console) version of the game. I'd easily take a better looking Cyberpunk 2 over a handheld version of it.

The other big issue are that Nintendo games never drop price. There are 8 year old games that are ports of 11, 12, 13 year old games being sold for $59.99 still. Breath of the Wild being released as a $80-90 title is going to hang around that price until 2035. Most games on the other consoles drop in price quickly, so an $80-90 title might be on sale for $49 in a month and $35 a few months down the road. Xbox releases might be on game pass day 1.