Yooka-Laylee and The Impossible Lair more expensive on Switch than PS4 and Xbox One at retail

The physical version of Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair has been priced at $39.99 on the Nintendo Switch and $29.99 on the PS4/XB1.

[FallenAngel1984]

Lmao Switch tax strikes again

[Teflon02]

sad because Portable versions were always cheaper until switch. Really wish the community would push Nintendo into better price points etc.

[Brave_Losers_Unite]

More expensive with half the resolution and frames

[UltraNova]

With the added bonus of virtualy no sales ever!

[Concertoine]

@UltraNova

Actually this seems like the kind of game that would do better on switch than anywhere else. They love platformers on switch.

Edit: oh i see what you probably meant. Still, even though Nintendos games are NEVER on sale other switch games are frequently on sale.

[UltraNova]

@concertoine

I can still find Wii U games at 40 Euros down at my local gameshop....their answer is always the same, its up to Nintendo not us.

[SoulWarrior]

Hey now this is perfectly fine because pOrTaBiLiTy.

[PhoenixUp]

Not this ish again

[Outlawzz]

I'll buy digital if I buy this game at all, still didn't play the first one. I prefer digital for Indies either way but annoying to see this be the case

[Kabaneri]

Paying more money for the worst performing version yup that sums up a lot of multiplats on Switch.

[SkatterBrain]

ill pay $60 to see my new games in all there glory on my PS4 Pro (PS5 Backwards Compatibility Upgrades) then the most ill pay for multiplats on switch will be $40 only reason

i got wolfenstien on there was cause i got it on ebay for $40 ,
surprised i got captain toad for $30 and
Mario vs Rabbids for $25 ,
got Mario Odessey for $45 from Offer Up and
skyrim for $30 and
lets go pikachu for $50 ,
Mario Kart 8 deluxe for $40 ,
Saints Row 3 for $40
lego city undercover $15
Urban Trail Playground $10
steamworld dig 2 $10
snipper clips $20

so spent a little over $340 on all my games soo far

[Eidolon]

Damn dude, that's a lot, and did you beat even half of them?

[SkatterBrain]

mario odessey, steamworld dig 2, snipperclips,urban trial playground,captain toad, lets go pickachu... only ones i finished on switch soo far, all others are half done, im busy trying to pass my ps4 games also and juggle work

[SkatterBrain]

Portabilty Tax on worse looking versions, if Sony still had a Handheld maybe the competition would help lower the price on these portable versions, but since Nintendo has a monopoly they can charge whatever they want , if there was absolutly no lag what so ever id choose to buy the game on PS4 and stream it to my vita using my 5g hotspot and come home to the 4K version with all the bells and whistles

[MeteorPanda]

you acting like switch games havnt pulled this stunt at all til now, lol

[AK91]

Why is this surprising? This has been the norm with Nintendo for a long time

[Wotbot]

At least the Switch games hold their value much better than their competition

[dangerousbrian0]

Ok I dont get this it took Limited Run Games to release the Physical version of the Switch version of Yooka-Laylee after the demand to Playtonic & I had to import it which I dont I like doing as I like all offical Pegi rating boxes & cover artas I wanted the Physical version on Switch as I have the Physical on Xbox One & PS4 & yet here we are only 1 or 2 years later & Team 17 has their name plastered over Yooka-Laylee & The Impossible Lair so why did they not go & publish the first one when the demand was there.

[Fraggle1987]

There needs to be other portable consoles. Only competition will lower prices.

[Sirk7x]

The cost is higher because flash storage costs more for the publishers than discs, and they don't want to lose profit. Also, Sony didn't want to support their last portable very well at all. It was an interesting device without enough must-have games.
With the exception of Persona 4 Golden; That game is goddam amazing.

[lellkay]

Nintendo Tax. I still don't get why some games get away with it.

[AnnaDea]

People paying more money for an inferior version?

Nintendo - "Hold my beer".

[maximumspidey]

i wish nintendo would make better hardware

[iplay1up2]

I'll buy digital anyway. I prefer digital now. I hate switching game cards all of the time. I will take the 3 dollar credit, for my next purchase, on the eShop

[DarkKaine]

Oh noes a whole 10$ more for a media format that's vastly superior to optical media in every way since there is no seeking and they also don't scratch up just by looking at it.
Keep in mind this only says physical. You're paying 10$ more for a storage solution that's fast and doesn't degrade over the years.