Was Nintendo right to opt out of the graphics arms race?

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I mean, yes the Switch 2 has several advantages over the PS4 (DLSS, hardware raytracing, more RAM, fast I/O) and as such is a more capable system overall, that much is true.

At the same time, the Switch 2 is still Nintendo staying out of the graphics race just by the fact that it's a portable device, and that it's a $450 mass market machine. It's still a capable piece of kit for the price, but it's not a high end machine, and that's a good thing because if it was it would cost a fortune and sell poorly.