Five reasons why I am not bothered by Nintendo's Switch 2 hardware and software pricing

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p0isonparadise said:

This whole "controversy" is so boring because we've already gone through this with PS5 and the original Switch.
Video games are luxury items, if you can't afford said game/console save up or don't buy them.

I'm curious, do people meltdown on car/watch forums over the price of a Ferrari? Rolex?

It's a controversy because so many grew up in the late 90s/early 2000s when video games weren't necessarily being considered luxury items. You had handheld consoles for less than $100, and new game consoles were routinely launching at $199/$299, and then drop dramatically after just a couple of years. I remember buying a brand new GameCube from Walmart for like $75 in 2003, and spending a summer mowing lawns for a Game Boy Color, and later on an Advance for just a few bucks each lawn. Nothing major to save up on or work a job.

Now, it takes a LOT of saving up to do to get into gaming, and even then, it may not be enough if prices keep going up as time goes on.