It seems that Nintendo did not disclose the price of $ 450 of Switch 2 during his direct section this morning – it would have excluded everyone. After hearing about an hour, how switch 2 practically fixes almost every problem that we had with original console, and seeing teaser for exciting games Mario Cart WorldWhy did the market spoil good vibes with the harsh reality of economics? Instead, Nintendo revealed the price of the console in a simple press release: the lowest of media communication.
My first response was a shock. $ 450 for most portable console? This is the same retail value as Playstation 5, a system currently on sale with $ 400 Astro-boatSure, Switch 2 is much better than the original switch, but it does not have a PS5-level hardware. The price jump since the original switch launched at $ 300 in 2017 is also amazing. Can you imagine that we thought $ 350 switch OLED was very high price?
Unfortunately, this is not 2017. NVIDIA has now sold mid-range GPU above $ 600, almost every product cost has increased, and large-scale companies such as nintendo have been working for the possible impact of the long-term threats of the Trump administration.
A $ 450 switch 2 is expensive, I am not denying it. But in the current economic scenario, I will hesitate to call it very expensive.
Consider this: Switch 2 is just $ 50 greater than the cheapest steam deck, quite slow hardware with a portable PC gaming handheld, a small and low quality (7-inch, 1280 by 800, 60Hz) screen, and a very large frame. Meanwhile, Switch 2 is the same as the original model, it has a 7.9-inch 1080p screen that can run up to 120fps with HDR, and it is powerful enough to play games up to 4K/60fps while dock. Depending on the game we have seen so far, Switch 2 seems surprisingly powerful for its size.
Switch 2 also improves its control with Joy-K 2, which now magnetically connects to console, facilitates large analog sticks and can also serve as mice in a variety of services. You will not be able to remove the control of the steam deck without the use of a small saw. And I have so far seen a handheld PC maker removable control that is comfortable and easy to use as the original switch (it means you, Lenovo). Nintendo’s original Joy-Con was perfect, but they worked, and I would bet that the company has learned enough to make Joy-Con2F even better.
And when you can technically do the other PC gaming handheld, they will not see that the performance upgrade is claiming with Nintendo Switch 2. The company says its new console can reach 4K/60fps for some titles, thanks to an additional fan in Dock. We really don’t know what Switch 2 has to do yet, so nintendo can see much more of its abilities. But in view of how Seemless Docking worked on the first switch (where it gave a bit of a performance upgrade, given to an additional fan), this is also something that I think Nintendo has adapted more than PC companies, which are now drowning their toes only in portable gaming.
Maybe I am just trying to justify my own shopping (I just realize that I would probably need a second switch 2 for my child), but I can’t just get very angry about just $ 450 switch 2. If we see many more $ 80 games like Mario Cart WorldHowever, we should riot on the streets.
This article originally appeared on Engadget
