Switch is powered by stock Tegra X1

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thismeintiel said:

JRPGfan said:

Nintendo didnt use any R&D on the chip....
and they got them dirt cheap from nvidia (that had a huge stockpile laying around they couldnt sell).

It bugs me Nintendo decided to go for 299$ price point.
However if their still selling them faster than they can make them, its all good for them.

Guys dont be suckers though, if you wait like 6months time Im pretty sure you ll see them do a 50-100$ price cut.

I would't assume that.  Nintendo doesn't seem to be the best at negotiating prices for parts.  I mean, the Wii U was be built at a lose when it was selling for $299-$349, and that used very outdated tech.  And Nvidia has been notorious for being tough to work with.  It's part of the reason why MS left them and the OG Xbox, as they didn't want to lower the prices on the Xbox chips. 

I'm still definitely guessing Nintendo could be selling this at $249 and either break even or take a slight loss, but I don't think they are making tons of money off the HW.  Hopefully, though, if sales do slide, they will take a

It was heavily rumored last year that Nintendo got a really good deal on the chips for Switch. Apparently Nvidia was desperate to get a major partner for their Tegra line.

Also using outdated tech can actually make things more expensive since they aren't being mass produced anymore, that along with the tech inside the gamepad made Wii U expensive to produce.