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JRPGfan on 02 April 2025

So how many people had 449$-499$ ?



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Soundwave on 02 April 2025
JRPGfan said:

So how many people had 449$-499$ ?

I said it for a long time. 

1536 CUDA cores, 12GB LPDDR5X RAM, 120 Hz 7.9 inch screen, 256GB UFS 3.1 high speed internal storage, dock w/active cooling ... no way were you getting all that for only $50 more than a Switch OLED. 

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LegitHyperbole on 02 April 2025

Too expensive with an Express card. 550 or likely 600 euro is past the reasonable mark but with recessions looming and possibly even a depression, Wii U numbers to start with and then weak legs, I reckon, It's just not differianted well enough for the casual audience unless they stop selling Switches altogether Switch will always win out outside of the hard-core Nintendo which might have grown by a few million since Wii U but it's still not massive.



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BasilZero on 02 April 2025
JRPGfan said:

So how many people had 449$-499$ ?

I was expecting $500.



JRPGfan on 02 April 2025

I'm having a hard time coming to grips with the Switch 2, being more expensive than a PlayStation 5 digital.
Ontop of games being 80-90$ for physical on the Switch 2.

It feels abit pricey to me.



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jvmkdg on 02 April 2025

Switch 2 will sell less than the first. Apart from that, there will be no gta 6 which will be the best-selling game of the generation and perhaps of all time. I think it can sell less than the ps5



Norion on 02 April 2025
Norion said:
Mar1217 said:

The prices in Japan haven't moved in any significant way since the initial MRSP was announced. The inflation of last years and Yen depreciation to USD hasn't changed that. No reason to believe they would suddenly partake in the same strategy as Sony and Microsoft, albeit I do think at a slighter difference in price, but they are not gonna forsake one of their top market to get an equivalent exchange rate in this economy.

I asked about the two SKU part but for what you said there's a difference between them not increasing the price of a console that launched a few years before those issues occurred and launching a completely new console in this new environment. Unless they're fine with selling it at either a loss or a tiny profit in Japan the increase there will need to be significant. I don't think they'll go wild with it but with the current exchange rate they'd need to price it at 55k yen to nearly match it in dollars so even 50k Yen would still make it relatively cheap there unless the Yen improves enough by Spring next year.

So there wasn't two SKUs as I expected but it did get a relatively big price increase in Japan going from 30k yen to 50k though Japan is still getting a fantastic deal here since it'd need to be at least 65k yen to be in line with other regions. The Switch 2 would for sure decline a lot at that price though so it makes sense.



Jumpin on 02 April 2025
Jumpin said:
Pinkie_pie said:

Consoles aren't getting cheaper to produce . PS4 and Switch are still $300 after 7 or 8 years so I'm sure Switch 2 will be at least $400. Wouldn't surprise me if it's $500

That's pretty much my thought, at least 400 and up to 500, probably 450-480. If it's outside of the 4-500 range, colour me surprised.

Nailed it!



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