How Will be Switch 2 Performance Wise?

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curl-6 said:

Slownenberg said:

Absolutely. This is the first time since they went with the less powerful strategy starting with the Wii that Nintendo is actually coming out with a legit powerful system. Very impressive system. Of course they threw away affordability which is gonna make the Switch 2 less competitive in terms of sales.

$450 is hardly unaffordable by 2025 standards; the original Switch is nearly $400 in today's money, and the Switch OLED costing $350 in 2021 is like $420 today accounting for inflation. There will also be the inevitable cheaper Switch 2 Lite in a couple of years, plus potentially a cheaper all-digital Switch 2 as well if Nintendo see the need.

A lot of forum goers thought Switch 1 was overpriced when it launched at the same price as PS4, yet it went on to outsell Sony's machine easily.

I'm not saying $450 is too expensive. I'm simply saying that by lowering the price on a product you're all but guaranteed to increase sales. (users on this forum acknowledge this all the time by pointing to Switch's sales being particularly impressive due to there being no price cuts since launch)

The Switch Lite proves my point. It's 2/3s of the OG Switch with reduced functionality and it's sold well over 20m, even though the OG wasn't 'unaffordable'.