Shit, so Trumps Tariffs are gonna stop the Switch beating the ps2?
This only makes sense if you assume demand would not decrease as much in other markets as it would in America. I'm going to call BS on that. America is wealthier and the average citizen has more disposable income.Sony MS and Nintendo have all done this before. They will increase prices in other territories to help subsidize costs for their other, more important markets. This allows them to still be able to keep the costs down on the product they want, in the market(s) they prioritize.
Please dont use critical thinking and let's just keep our focus on tarrifs in America.
We are not speaking on the S2, which somehow avoids price raising. I am talking about that 2010 old cell phone hardware that HUNDREDS of MILLIONS have been made and I am sure many many millions stock piled locally in America and other places. That hardware cost $30 to make. Has to be peanutsCritical thinking would be to consider the impact of tariffs on the global production/supply network, as in due to the f'd up state of everything, Switch 2 are more expensive to make now than when they were stockpiling them, before just jumping to the most apparent effect of tariff on the final product moving over one border. All the materials and components also took their own journeys. None of us know the exact answer, all I know is it's a complex question without the simple answer we are looking for.
We are not speaking on the S2, which somehow avoids price raising. I am talking about that 2010 old cell phone hardware that HUNDREDS of MILLIONS have been made and I am sure many many millions stock piled locally in America and other places. That hardware cost $30 to make. Has to be peanuts
I have to say, I did not expect a price increase, lmao. Wtf is Nintendo thinking? Makes me glad that I'm holding off on a Switch 2, I don't know if I want to support them right now, lol.
Dude, I'm about done with consoles I think. I know PC is more expensive to get in, but Christ, the nonsense these companies keep throwing at us with console price raises on 5+ year old hardware, killing off physical, subscription services, shitty game design in the AAA spaces, trying to make $80 games a thing. Just fuck off. I think I'm going to pick up a PC and buy your stuff dirt cheap and then play it on the best possible settings.
Fuck off Nintendo.
Thanks Federal Reserve, trash monopoly money.
No, now fixed!Fix it
I really don't blame you. Between the increased game price and this, Nintendo is losing me pretty fast.Not going to lie. It kind of makes me wish I had too. This is a slap in the face to their fans that struggle financially. This industry is starting to suck.
I have no doubts PC has its own issues pricing. But I own the PS5 and Series X. I put a 2tb hard drive in my PS5. I bought a Series X storage expansion on sale (I'm still an idiot for doing this). The amount of money I spent on consoles this gen is just stupid. I figure I could invest that and probably a bit more into a beefy PC and get the benefits of PC gaming. Pretty much everything comes to PC at this point anyways. Why am I wasting my time on consoles with inferior performance and the other issues. It's a hard sell for me these days. Especially when you see Nintendo raising prices on the freaking Switch 1 of all things. Clown stuff.Lol at increasing the price of an 8 years old console.
I guess they really want to people to just buy the Switch 2.
PC is great, and avoids a lot of the console bullshit, but the hardware pricing is just as ridiculous.
"Here's your new mid tier GPU...its like 10% faster than the previous gen one, we didn't upgrade the VRAM either. Get it now for just $700. Just kidding that's the MSRP which has basically become a fake number we use for marketing, you'll probably pay like $899 for it"
Did you know that thought the years most Sony and MS consoles were sold at loss right ?I said it a few hours ago and all the warriors jumped at me.
Next will be the Switch 2.
Nintendo, alongside all companies are after margins.
Did you know that thought the years most Sony and MS consoles were sold at loss right ?
Yup.they put the price they want to test the water, consumers with fomo bite the bait and thats how we got to this place, remember when Sony announced PS3 for U$600 ? the backslash ? and that was a flag ship console, with Blu ray player, a full PS2 inside, Linux capabilities, free online and more.
Nowadays ppl seems to be fine with whatever shit companies throw at them, there is zero backslash, everyone is "Fomoing", consume, consume, consume, i must fit in mentality.
First: i said MOST, not ALL consoles.![]()
Sony’s $499 PS5 is no longer selling at a loss
The PS5 won’t be costly like the PS3.www.theverge.com
There's something for you to read
'Most' article is from 2021 saying consoles are now being sold at a profitFirst: i said MOST, not ALL consoles.
Second: PS5 initially were sold at loss
Third: dont be stupid
Dude, Sony had been selling consoles at loss for at least the last 2 decades, PS3 almost broke them, what are you talking about ? Just cause PS5 turned into profit faster than other Sony consoles It dosent meant they werent sold at loss.'Most' article is from 2021 saying consoles are now being sold at a profit
Even specifies that this is after the 10m sales mark.
It enabled them to fuck MS in the ass in their main (and only real) market, so that was a good decision. They increased the price everywhere else thoughAt this point it's a miracle how Sony always managed to keep the same PS5 price since 2020 in the USA.
At that point just discontinue the original Switch. No damn way they'll be able to sell them in the US.
Kaz made the call to the US. His power is unstoppable.Shit, so Trumps Tariffs are gonna stop the Switch beating the ps2?
The internal guts used to get cheaper by itself over time. It doesn't anymore.It does boggle the mind how hardware hasn't really gone down in price. Is it really just pure greed and share holders? Hey if it prevents layoffs for Nintendo great. But I do find it hard to beleive things don't get cheaper especially at the volume being manufactured.