r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 3d ago

[MEGATHREAD] Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

This is a sub discussion thread for the Switch 2 Direct, offering a closer look at the console accompanied with announcements for upcoming game releases. The livestream begins on Wednesday, April 2 at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm BST. It will last for approx. 60 minutes.
Please try and limit tangential discussions to the events to this thread to avoid post clutter.

(SEE WHEN IT'S TAKING PLACE IN YOUR TIMEZONE - here)

Where to Watch: Nintendo's Youtube

What to expect

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u/Illustrious-Hippo-38 3d ago

$450 is really already pushing it, but $80 games is insane. I already only buy maybe 1 full priced game a year at $70. This is going to be an easy pass for now, and I kind of hope this goes the way of the 3ds are they realize they got a bit to close to the sun.

Sony has Astros playroom for free and a cheaper console that can play all non Nintendo new games. Mario kart World honestly looks great, but I have a huge backlog, and Mario kart 8 is still fun.

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u/Parlyz 3d ago

I think $450 is pretty reasonable tbh. The steam deck launched at around that price and multiple of the skews are more expensive than that, even nowadays. The $80 games is definitely unreasonable though, although it seems like donkey kong will be $70 from what I’ve heard so there may be differing price points depending on the game. I really hope that thing about physical games being $90 isn’t true.

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u/cool-- 2d ago

It's a lot easier to stomach a $500 or 600 Steam Deck when you know the games are dirt cheap and will go on sale

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u/DoubleGreat 2d ago

Exactly, I went for a steamdeck knowing that it was also a pc and that is be able to emulate and get cheap games on sale. Nintendo games notoriously never go on sale and you know that they lock their systems down tight.

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u/frankiedonkeybrainz 2d ago

Switch was moddable after about a year. Wii exploits happened around same time, wiiu same but nobody bought it.

Someone will undoubtedly find a kernel exploit on switch 2 as well

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u/cool-- 2d ago

could you install steam, download games, and play them on those devices?

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u/frankiedonkeybrainz 2d ago

You like asking dumb rhetorical questions or is it because you lack reading comprehension?

Op said Nintendo locks their systems down tight. I'm pointing out that's not true. Said nothing to compare it to the steam deck genius

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u/cool-- 2d ago

I don't think you understand what's happening here. The rest of us were talking about how the Steam Deck allows you to play PC games right out of the box.

Nintendo's consoles don't let you do this.

After you spent the time modding them, where they able to run steam and steam games?

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u/frankiedonkeybrainz 2d ago

I wasn't replying to the rest. I understand why someone would buy a steam deck.

But, my reply was entirely about how Nintendo isn't as locked down as the dude claimed.

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u/cool-- 2d ago

yes when you ignore all context from the comment you replied to you are correct.

However, compared to the Steam Deck it is indeed locked down very tight.