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[Hunter 99]

Not sure if this has been discussed so apologies if someone has already made a thread.
I've seen a few articles online and nintendo are saying it will match the company's ethos of affordability.
Affordable as a base unit I agree but when you add on extra joycons,a couple of games ect is it though?

 

[Sooner]

Can you afford it?

There's your answer.

 

[rabbity-thing]

Is this post a result of the PSN still being down? Like, is this a cry for help?

 

[Danjin44]

Unlike PS5pro its brand new system which will have its own exclusives and I can actually play my physical copy without needing to pay extra money, so I would say it would be worth asking price.

 

[Emedan]

yes

 

[ReBurn]

Do we know how much it will cost?

 

[daxgame]

I don't understand. Yes, it will be affordable compared to other consoles.

 

[Ailike]

Don't you still have your second job from when Kutaragi told you to get one?

 

[Hunter 99]

Unlike PS5pro its brand new system which will have its own exclusives and I can actually play my physical copy without needing to pay extra money, so I would say it would be worth asking price.

It's hard to say as they haven't shown anything about the true things its capable of and what's new ect but I would say it might be seen as a switch Pro in some people's opinion as it looks quite similar to a og switch.
I might be completely wrong though.

When you say you can play a physical copy without needing to pay extra with a ps could you elaborate?...

 

[bender]

 

[Metnut]

$499

 

[Ellery]

Yes.

It is not going to cost $329 like the Switch that released 7(?) years ago now that is for sure, but I am confident it won't be as explosive as the PS5 Pro, RTX 5090, housing or well groceries.

Maybe $399/449€ or $449/499€. I don't think Nintendo wants to hit the $499 price tag, but it also depends on what the console comes with.

Ideal would probably $399 with not a lot of extras and have them release multiple good games and a new pro controller at launch.

 

[kevboard]

its gonna be around $400, and maybe multiple variants/bundles.

my bet currently is:

$400 base bundle. Switch 2, L/R Joycons, L/R wrist straps, dock, HDMI cable, power cable.

$450 Mario Kart Bundle. everything from the base bundle + Mario Kart 9 and the joycons have a special color (maybe red... idk).

$300~$350 Core bundle. Switch 2, L/R Joycons, Power Cable. no dock, no wrist straps, no HDMI cable.


let's see how close my prediction turns out to be. imagine if I am 100% correct I'll claim I'm an insider and knew all along and just acted like I guessed it

 

[CityHunter1981]

I think affordable also means as a Christmas or Birthday present. Nintendo knows how many children wants a Switch 2 and unlike adults who can just buy one, children need to depend on their parents to buy one as a present and many parents have set themselves a limit how much they are willing to spend on presents.

So I think Nintendo will also check similar surveys and price it near the average limit.

 

[Kabelly]

At least I don't have to buy a Cart Drive Dongle to play my physical games.

 

[Danjin44]

It's hard to say as they haven't shown anything about the true things its capable of and what's new ect but I would say it might be seen as a switch Pro in some people's opinion as it looks quite similar to a og switch.
I might be completely wrong though.

It doesn’t matter it looks OG Switch, it still Switch 2, which means games will come out that’s exclusive to Switch 2.

When you say you can play a physical copy without needing to pay extra with a ps could you elaborate?...

Well with PS5 pro if you want able to play physical games you need pay extra to buy disc drive for it which I don’t think Switch 2 will have same issue.

 

[Jesb]

It will be expensive for what’s in it. Including an LCD screen.

 

[Imtjnotu]

$399....plus a pro controller.

 

[Randall365]

People have been playing Mario Kart for 9 years on a £300 console. There may be some upfront cost, but I think buying a Nintendo console with a couple of first party classics is one of the cheapest forms of entertainment there is. If it costs £600 it would be worth it.

 

[Tams]

It will be expensive for what’s in it. Including an LCD screen.

No it won't. Spec a phone or tablet with the same power and all the accessories you'd need.

No, the lowest spec Steam Deck does not count, as that's bulky compared to a Switch, will be less powerful, and Valve are almost certainly selling as a loss leader.

 

[saintjules]

Not sure if this has been discussed so apologies if someone has already made a thread.
I've seen a few articles online and nintendo are saying it will match the company's ethos of affordability.
Affordable as a base unit I agree but when you add on extra joycons,a couple of games ect is it though?

Can you not put a couple of dollars away a week until release? I think that's a problem for people. They're not capable of doing this. If you can then the difference at release is minimal.

 

[Schmendrick]

Everything`s affordable if you have money, so to wich income line do you tie your personal idea of affordability?

 

[Sebastian1295]

Unlike PS5pro its brand new system which will have its own exclusives and I can actually play my physical copy without needing to pay extra money, so I would say it would be worth asking price.

Let's not kid ourselves here. The ps5 pro blows the switch 2 out of the water in terms of tech and it isn't even close. The switch 2 will be charging a premium price for bad to mediocre tech.

 

[blacktout]

Expensive relative to what? All consoles require you to pay for additional controllers and games if you want them. I really don't understand your point here.

 

[Danjin44]

Let's not kid ourselves here. The ps5 pro blows the switch 2 out of the water in terms of tech and it isn't even close. The switch 2 will be charging a premium price for bad to mediocre tech.

Who the fuck cares about the tech I’m talking about the games.

PS5 Pro will not have its own exclusives because it’s nothing more than upgrade version of PS5, while Switch 2 its new system which will have its own exclusives.

 

[Tams]

Let's not kid ourselves here. The ps5 pro blows the switch 2 out of the water in terms of tech and it isn't even close. The switch 2 will be charging a premium price for bad to mediocre tech.

The PS5 Pro isn't fantastic value for money. It's mostly a decent AMD 'APU' in Sony packaging.

The Switch 2 isn't going to be mediocre tech, just as the Switch wasn't. You'll probably list some devices that you think will prove that wrong, but none of them will be significantly as or more compact, or more powerful for the same price, while each unit still turning a profit.

 

[Rawbutt Jellybean]

Compared to the competition it will be. Everything else also has peripherals, games, etc.

Let's not kid ourselves here. The ps5 pro blows the switch 2 out of the water in terms of tech and it isn't even close. The switch 2 will be charging a premium price for bad to mediocre tech.

games > tech

 

[Sebastian1295]

Who the fuck cares about the tech I’m talking about the games.

PS5 Pro will have its own exclusives because it’s nothing more than upgrade version PS5, while Xbox Switch 2 its new system which will have its own exclusives.

You literally mentioned the tech in your post i replied to by stating that the ps5 pro is extra money because you don't have a disc drive with it. That's literally a tech point.

Unlike PS5pro its brand new system which will have its own exclusives and I can actually play my physical copy without needing to pay extra money, so I would say it would be worth asking price.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Compared to the competition it will be. Everything else also has peripherals, games, etc.

games > tech

I agree and always will agree with that 100%.

 

[notseqi]

Let's not kid ourselves here. The ps5 pro blows the switch 2 out of the water in terms of tech and it isn't even close. The switch 2 will be charging a premium price for bad to mediocre tech.

show us on the switch where nintendo hurt you

 

[Sebastian1295]

The PS5 Pro isn't fantastic value for money. It's mostly a decent AMD 'APU' in Sony packaging.

The Switch 2 isn't going to be mediocre tech, just as the Switch wasn't. You'll probably list some devices that you think will prove that wrong, but none of them will be significantly as or more compact, or more powerful for the same price, while each unit still turning a profit.

I don't buy mid-gen refreshes because i personally don't see the point tbh lol. And the switch 2 will have amazing games and be fun so really at the end of the day that's all that matters.

 

[Sebastian1295]

show us on the switch where nintendo hurt you

It started when i was home alone with mario on my tv screen. He asked me if i wanted to go down the warp pipe with him.....

 

[Ceadeus]

Couple hundreds for many years of entertainment , I think it's cheap

 

[DeltaPolarBear]

You buy the next Ninendo console to play Nintendo games. You want to play the new Mario, Zelda, or Metroid? Pay up.

The tech is irrelevant unless you want to jailbreak it into being a handheld PC. You just buy it for what you are using it for.

 

[lh032]

way more affordable than a GPU at least. At least you get the whole thing.

 

[GigaBowser]

yes my friends the most goord games will pay annnnnnny price

 

[BlackTron]

Was my car not affordable because it was my biggest purchase of the year, or was it affordable because it was a low price for a car? If the latter, was it not affordable again due to additional maintenance costs that all cars incur?

DEEP thoughts.

 

[K' Dash]

I don’t give a fuck, I’ll be there day one, I have saved $25 every single month since 2017 to buy the Switch 2 or Switch Pro, I have enough money to buy whatever they put out at release.

 

[Danjin44]

You literally mentioned the tech in your post i replied to by stating that the ps5 pro is extra money because you don't have a disc drive with it. That's literally a tech point.

Yes having disc drive to play your physical copy on system should basic feature which PS5 pro is missing.

I don’t give rat ass which system more powerful. I won’t missing any game if I don’t buy Pro but I might miss out on Monolith Soft new game if I don’t buy Switch 2.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Not sure if this has been discussed so apologies if someone has already made a thread.
I've seen a few articles online and nintendo are saying it will match the company's ethos of affordability.
Affordable as a base unit I agree but when you add on extra joycons,a couple of games ect is it though?

Isn’t that any console? Extra controllers are pricey, games are pricey, and then there’s an online subscription.

 

[SenkiDala]

I think it just means it'll be cheaper than the competitors, PS5 and XSX. But yeah it'll be more expensive than a Switch OLED. I sadly see a 399$/€.

Would be crazy for a Nintendo console day one, sure people on here are passionate so they'll pay the price but Switch but Nintendo consoles are aiming a VERY WIDE audiance, the mass mass mass market. 399$ is a lot of money, they can't go much higher than this, for me it's the maximum.

I'll support it (as long as they don't exaggerate), Nintendo are making the last "real consoles", physical still being well pushed on those systems, no exaggerated updates, PS5 and XSX pushing the all digital kinda disgust me, I like digital but what I like most is having the choice... Sony purposly making the disc drive rare...

 

[Ozriel]

Not sure if this has been discussed so apologies if someone has already made a thread.
I've seen a few articles online and nintendo are saying it will match the company's ethos of affordability.
Affordable as a base unit I agree but when you add on extra joycons,a couple of games ect is it though?

And then you need to add the cost of a TV, furniture, a house to play it in…

Damn Nintendo

 

[CityHunter1981]

Just hope that it’s not more expensive here in Japan because of the bad exchange rate. But Nintendo is normally better there compared to Sony.

 

[jshackles]

The Switch was $349 in 2017 - that's $453.07 in today's dollars (according to this site).

Rumor has it that the Switch 2 is launching at $449 for the base model - so approximate the same cost as the previous model, adjusted for inflation. Rumor also says it'll launch with a Mario Kart 9 bundle for $499, which again is about $386 in 2017 money.

Seems pretty affordable to me. Depending on potential supply side issues, I could easily see the Switch 2 selling from scalpers at launch for $700+. Nintendo could probably charge that much themselves and still get away with unit sales in the millions.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Safest bets.
Two skus are likely even though a Metroid Prime 4 themed bundle would also be amazing.
Four price possibilities.

$400 base and $450(60) game bundled.
$450 base and $500 game bundled.

 

[Unknown?]

Is this post a result of the PSN still being down? Like, is this a cry for help?

Playing on Nintendo everyday is like playing with PSN down. Maybe he's on his Switch?

 

[Pagusas]

affordable to anyone who tries to make something of themselves.

 

[sendit]

I don’t give a fuck, I’ll be there day one, I have saved $25 every single month since 2017 to buy the Switch 2 or Switch Pro, I have enough money to buy whatever they put out at release.

You mean you didn't spend 450 dollars on coffee every month since 2017 like me?

 

[Fbh]

If it's $400-500 I'd say that's quite affordable for a device people might use for 6+ years.

In a way the high cost of everything else makes consoles seem sort of affordable. Not saying this is you OP, but I know people who talk as of spending $450 on a console is insane but then they'll regularly pay $25 to have some shitty fast food delivered.

 

[jshackles]

OP has real Penny Arcade 2003 energy