commander@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoNintendo Switch Console & Accessory Prices Are Going Up In The USwww.nintendolife.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down11
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkNintendo Switch Console & Accessory Prices Are Going Up In The USwww.nintendolife.comcommander@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·19 hours agoWe’re talking about the Switch 2.
minus-squaremissingno@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·19 hours agoNo we aren’t, this price hike only affects Switch 1.
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·19 hours agoAh, ok. Well then this is probably moot anyway. There’s a huge second hand market for the Switch 1.
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·18 hours agoThe Switch 2 is only $50 more than the cheapest model of Steam Deck.
minus-squarepotustheplant@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·14 hours agoIt also has fewer (and more expensive) games and is quite a bit more restrictive.
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThat wasn’t the argument, though. Im not saying the switch is better, I’m saying the argument that it’s wildly more expensive than the steam deck is patently ridiculous.
minus-squareZorque@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoSo now we’re comparing brand new systems to old used ones? Give it a year or so and I’m sure you’ll find used switch 2s on ebay for cheaper as well.
We’re talking about the Switch 2.
No we aren’t, this price hike only affects Switch 1.
Ah, ok. Well then this is probably moot anyway. There’s a huge second hand market for the Switch 1.
The Switch 2 is only $50 more than the cheapest model of Steam Deck.
It also has fewer (and more expensive) games and is quite a bit more restrictive.
That wasn’t the argument, though. Im not saying the switch is better, I’m saying the argument that it’s wildly more expensive than the steam deck is patently ridiculous.
Refurbished.
So now we’re comparing brand new systems to old used ones? Give it a year or so and I’m sure you’ll find used switch 2s on ebay for cheaper as well.