Not a chance in holy hell. I was thinking about it this afternoon, I thought screw it and why not 450, that's the price I would have liked plus one game but then the Internet has shown me that the games will be 80 digital, perhaps even more in euro, 90 or above. I can't buy into a system where I won't be able to buy the games, 60 is around my price tag for a full release but I prefer when sales bring games down to around 50. I bought three 70 euro games since I bought my ps5 but I feel dirty thinking about them, thankfully I fully enjoyed them and got my moneies worth with 60+ hours each but nope, when Nintendo have shown they don't do regular meaningful digital discounts and the time I have spent on Switch waiting for price drops I'm not buying into a console where I'll do more browsing than gaming, checking the wishlist and figuring then stuck in decision paralysis when two games I equally want are on sale at the same time will become a game in itself like it did with the Switch.
Gonna stick with PS5 where the full price games are now settling on 79,99 euro as a standard for games in 2025 and beyond but they go on sale quick and often. I never have to wait long for my wishlist to become a sea of discounts and significant ones too, even getting free first party titles for existing in the online ecosystem alongside many B games that are fun to dip into but since I prefer to "own" the games I love the fact that I can wait 3 or 4 months or so and get in for around 50 euro or if I wait it out longer even less than that. Gaming just a little back from the front line is so much better, wait around a 6-9 months lag and you get more choice cause of cheaper games, public sentiment settles on the game and you get a much clearer picture of whether you will enjoy it or not, HLTB figures become accurate, the games are patched up, content is added (Wu Kongs map is invaluable to enjoying that game), you just get a much better experience for cheaper and less regret.
I picked up FF7 Rebirth in a store late last year for 35 euro and it only out a few months, that'll never happen with Nintendo games now and I like the options as to why I have a disc drive in my ps5 despite being 95% digital. I'm not buying into a system where I won't be able to build a decent library or buy a game and have such a regret in the price tag. Can't do it. I feel FOMO right now but with Xbox games about to plaster PlayStation and so many upcoming games and so many already released that I have yet to dive into and always finding something to play in between big games on PS extra, I can't say I'll give a shit about Nintendo a week from now just like it's been the past 2 years, they are playing their own game and hood on them if they continue to succeed but I doubt they will.
I know for a fact the casuals are gonna be the same as me and likely many a core gamer too especially with the looming world wide financial crisis. It might become difficult to keep up with bills, food and necessities if the trade war doesn't somehow get averted, never mind video games. Nintendo also have loads of kids, I can't see parents looking at those prices and going, yep, that makes sense, little Jim bob definitely needs this game and we'll do without the Sunday dinner.
