nemo37 said:
Perhaps I am catastrophizing (which is what I usually do), but I feel like the other systems being significantly cheaper will divert a lot of holiday shoppers away from the Switch to the point where it will lose momentum. Truth is that I have always been skeptical about the Switch's price from the beginning largely because anything above $200 has historically not worked well for handheld products (the Vita and 3DS's troubles at $250 is evidence of this). I understand that Switch is also a home console, but now we have these more powerful home consoles (with much bigger libraries with less expensive software) that are sold at a significantly lower price as of this holiday, and the Switch, while an incredibly powerful and flexible handheld, is nevertheless priced $100 above the typical sweet spot for a handheld console. I just cannot see how it can maintain momentum like this. |
Idk, pre-launch people said that $299 was way too expensive since PS4/XBO were much more powerful with much more games and cost the same yet Switch has done great thus far.
I think we need to realize that Switch doesnt really compete directly against PS4/XBO, it offers a completely different experience and they actually complement each other very well.
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