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

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G2ThaUNiT said:

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.

They were luxury items thats why so many went to rental stores instead of buying games.