• IllNess@infosec.pub
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    2 days ago

    The Switch 2 will hit store shelves on June 5 for $449.99.

    Mario Kart World will cost $80, an increase from $60, which is what Nintendo charged for Switch games.

    Um… Wow.

    With these prices, they better have one hell of a line up besides a Mario Kart that looks about the same and Street Fighter 6.

    I’m very interested on how powerful this thing is if it’s price is going to be higher than the LCD Steam Deck and $100 less than the OLED model.

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      2 days ago

      Fun fact, if you adjust for inflation, this machine is only $52 more than the original switch was at launch.

      This is basically the originally pricing, adjusted for inflation + Trump’s 20% Chinese manufacturing tariff.

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        Good point about inflation.

        I’m really curious on how powerful the Switch 2 will be in comparison to the handhelds in the market now.

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      Yeah I distinctly remember N64 games being $60 in the late 90s. We saved a lot with digital downloads vs retail over the years but it is funny that games have largely been level in price for 30 years at this point.

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        $60 was a lot considering PS1 and Dreamcast games were in the $50 range.

        According to an online inflation calculator, from 1996 inflation rose 103.4%. So if game prices followed inflation, $50-$60 games should be $100-$120.

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    2 days ago

    Looks like we’re seeing the impact of inflation + tariffs.

    The OG Switch was $300 in 2017. This console would be about $350 if you adjusted for inflation.

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    2 days ago

    Will this have stick drift? Seems like they skipped hall effect sticks

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    Duck Dintendo I’m not ever allowing Dintendo games purchased from my pocket anymore. Do whatever the heck they do.