PS2 was what made Playstation the synonym of gaming in emerging markets, Nintendo should make the effort NS surpassing it!

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Pemalite said:

I think Nintendo would be stupid to discontinue the Switch 1 during 2026 with the surging price of NAND and RAM.

4GB Ram+32GB/64GB NAND is much much much cheaper than 12GB Ram+256GB NAND... And considering how good the OLED panel is on the Switch OLED, I hope it keeps getting new games for the next year or two.

I hope Nintendo goes a route similar to Sega in the nineties did in that regard: When they brought a new console, they kept the predecessor around as budget option. Imagine Nintendo keeping the Switch around until 2030 for instance as a budget option for those who think the Switch 2 is too expensive and market it that way, it would easily beat the PS2. Especially if they keep selling them in emerging markets, where the Switch just beat the PS4 and is now just behind the PS2 in those countries - and having less disposable income should lend them well into selling the Switch opposed to PCs and PS5s right now with the exploding memory pricing.