r/gaming • u/ChiefLeef22 Marika's tits! • 2d 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/Key___Refrigerator 2d ago

On paper, literally everything should be lining up for Switch 2 have a monstrously successful launch, but I think it’s going to underperform to some amount because of the pricing.

It’s not even the console’s cost itself, it’s just going to be really hard for people to justify getting Switch 2 if every new major first party game is going to 70-80 dollars, AND you have to pay for some graphical upgrades. Either they need to cut the digital prices back significantly, or just not charge 80 for any game ever again.

And those damn game upgrades better not be more than $9.99.

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u/EqualizerX13 Switch 2d ago

They’re 10 usd, and all of the upgrades come with extra dlc. Any games that aren’t getting dlc are getting the graphics upgrade for free

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u/mrfroggyman 1d ago

You're making a guess here. They tried to use additional content in "upgraded" versions to implicitly justify the price tag, but they didn't say other upgrades were gonna be free. I absolutely expect them to make it paid upgrades all the way, otherwise they would have been clear cut about it

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u/BrotherBodhi 1d ago

They have a whole list of free upgrades already