"Nintendo switch is too expensive"

[MDMAlliance]

Bandorr said:

MDMAlliance said:

I don't entirely agree with that idea you're presenting.  Portability is a factor in price, if it weren't then laptops wouldn't be able to charge more for less power.  It's more of the perceived value of that portability.  Just because some people perceive values just based on power doesn't mean they are right in any way.

While I agree that other things about the Switch can make the $300 price tag seem even steeper, the point of this thread is that the hardware itself (separate from prices of other things) isn't too expensive.  

Portability is a great feature. It can't compete with power though. Not in this case. If the console is not powerful enough to get certain games - portability will not fix that.

Portability will make some games better (like say Disgaea 5) but it won't add more games. Thus you can't use portability as a feature to off set power. They are two different features. Neither can offset the other.

I think that the Switch's price tag will adjust to be lower faster than the Wii U, so maybe that's why I don't see this as much of an issue as you do.  

I'm also sure you know that there's a price to making something portable and not just what does it add to a game.  It's cheaper to make something more powerful if you can make it bigger and less portable.