The Switch hardware for a mobile chip was "elite" for 2016. It was at the top of the class. An Nvidia mobile chip that's 8 years later and is the same for 2023/24 as the Tegra X1 was for 2016 ... you're gonna have something that cooks.
I doubt the Switch was ever going to be less than $399.99. The days of Nintendo selling dirt cheap hardware are over, instead of cutting the Switch price they went UP with Switch OLED to $350, and have refused to budge from $300 minimum from the Switch for 6 1/2 years, lol. People are paying hand over fist $350 for a Switch OLED today, right now.
If Switch 2 is $399.99 great. I could see $449.99 on a second SKU with more storage for sure. Like if 512GB is legit, I think that's going to be a $450 ask.
You got to pay to play these days. No one is giving you something for free. XBox Series S and Switch Lite basically remain the industry's primary "budget" options and Nintendo refused to give the Lite docked ability even though they probably could have. Their message is fairly straight forward, if you want the full hybrid experience, you ain't getting it for less than $300.
Last edited by Soundwave - on 12 September 2023
