I dunno, I feel like the reaction to the Switch 2's price is less about this specific console being super expensive -- it's solidly in the middle of the pack for a modern console --and more about the fact that none of us have any fucking money anymore.
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I dunno, I feel like the reaction to the Switch 2's price is less about this specific console being super expensive -- it's solidly in the middle of the pack for a modern console --and more about the fact that none of us have any fucking money anymore.
Like, it's less than a PS5 Pro or a XBox Series X, but... I don't own either of those, either. Because I can't afford them.
Because I don't have any fucking money.
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I dunno, I feel like the reaction to the Switch 2's price is less about this specific console being super expensive -- it's solidly in the middle of the pack for a modern console --and more about the fact that none of us have any fucking money anymore.
Like, it's less than a PS5 Pro or a XBox Series X, but... I don't own either of those, either. Because I can't afford them.
Because I don't have any fucking money.
And then you add the fee for online play and the fact that updated titles for the system are like $80 and the fact that Nintendo games only go on sale if someone's seen the Grim Reaper, like, actively knocking on an exec's door *that morning*...
Yeah
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And then you add the fee for online play and the fact that updated titles for the system are like $80 and the fact that Nintendo games only go on sale if someone's seen the Grim Reaper, like, actively knocking on an exec's door *that morning*...
Yeah
@CactuarJoe I get it, Nintendo’s handhelds always had a certain accessibility to them, both with the consoles and the games. I could still manage to afford them even when I was scraping by. This is bringing it in line with other consoles but leaving the old handheld niche unfilled.
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@CactuarJoe I get it, Nintendo’s handhelds always had a certain accessibility to them, both with the consoles and the games. I could still manage to afford them even when I was scraping by. This is bringing it in line with other consoles but leaving the old handheld niche unfilled.
@trixter That's a good point, there really *isn't* a DS/3DS style lower-cost option in the market anymore. People talk about the Switch like Nintendo abandoned making desktop consoles to focus on handhelds but it's really the other way around.
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@trixter That's a good point, there really *isn't* a DS/3DS style lower-cost option in the market anymore. People talk about the Switch like Nintendo abandoned making desktop consoles to focus on handhelds but it's really the other way around.
@CactuarJoe @trixter As someone who has always preferred handhelds, I’ve felt this shift acutely!
Genuinely dreading the day my 3DS XL finally gives up the ghost
My best future appears to be in handheld retro emulation unless the market shifts back
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@trixter That's a good point, there really *isn't* a DS/3DS style lower-cost option in the market anymore. People talk about the Switch like Nintendo abandoned making desktop consoles to focus on handhelds but it's really the other way around.
@CactuarJoe @trixter The handheld market is pretty much dead though. It's hard to justify a portable device in a world where everyone is obligated into having a smartphone.
