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JRPGfan said: Perception is reality. That is in part why Sony's Playstation 4 is strong. Its a good mix of hardware for what you pay for. 1.84 tflops for 250$ (ps4) vs 0.40 tflops for 299$ (switch docked 400gflops (rumor)) That's based on rumours, not fact or reality. PS4 has a bigger library and 3rd party support from AAA games, that the switch wont get. Switch has Nintendo 1st party games... Sony has its own 1st party games. Switch will get all the important indie support (see the comments by the developers of Rocket League) and Japanese third party support. Nintendo first party games are also far more attractive to consumers than Sony's first party games. It's not even a contest really: Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Super Mario, Zelda, Splatoon, Super Smash Bros., etc. The Switch isn't totally devoid of Western third party support either: it's getting Skyrim, Lego Worlds (which looks like a fairly ambitious Lego title), FIFA, NBA2K, Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition and Steep. It's only natural that most third party publishers are taking a wait and see approach after the Wii U. I predict the Switch will have a slow start, like the DS, but once it gets going it will attract more third party support.  Its just a matter of perception. If Nintendo had launched the Switch (as is) for 199$, with a few more games at launch, everyone would be talking about how they where expecting it to sell 100million units or something. They didnt, they launched it at 299$. They messed up the PR for the presentation (alot of people had less expectations after watching it than before). The Online paid subcription BS (requireing a smart phone, a paid app, and 1 nes/snes game pr month). That whole requiring a smart phone to play online is just misunderstood. We saw the interface of Ultra Street Fighter II Turbo already and you can match with random people and friends without the need of a smartphone, just like on the Wii U. You don't even know the price for the subscription yet.   Nintendo could have done a better launch for the switch tbh. Its probably also priced higher than nintendo needed. People notice. Nintendo can always do a price cut if necessary, so that's not really the biggest issue. And it only costs $260 in Japan, its biggest market, so the price is exaggerated by a lot of people here as well.