Analyst Suggests The Switch 2 Will Be $499, Could Be Less Powerful Than The PS4 Pro

He also predicts that the console will launch in the first half of next year.

[CrashMania]

500? I can't see that, especially for only around PS4 level power, a bit expensive especially for the slightly less hardcore Nintendo audience.

[_SilverHawk_]

I would love for the switch 2 to be 500 because then they can actually make a good gaming device with a lot of power and still make a profit like they normally do. I don't believe the system will be more than 400 but I could be wrong.

Nintendo knows that competition in the handheld gaming space will be a lot different now and that they no longer have an advantage of having the only portable gaming console. they'll have to differentiate the switch 2 from whatever the steam deck 2 and of other handheld devices will be. The steam deck 2 will be a lot more powerful than the switch 2 along with a lot of other handheld gaming devices that'll be releasing soon and after the switch 2. The switch 2s big advantage can be pricing it cheaper than the rest

[CobraKai]

People are so used to Nintendo products being in a reasonable price range that a $500 price point would definitely hurt sales. One of the reasons the Switch is so popular is affordability.

With that price they’re in PS5 territory as well, assuming the S2 still has docking capability, so it will be a hard pill to swallow for the more casual gamers, which the Switch has a lot of.

[Eonjay]

Every since the pandemic, component prices have been prohibitively expensive. A Switch as powerful as a PS4 Pro is actually really good tech wise. You are getting a console which in theory almost a graphically powerful as an Xbox Series S. Thats not bad at all. As far as portables go, I imagine that this will have terrible battery life though especially if they want to keep the size down.

[neutralgamer1992]

Would any of us be surprised if that ends up being the case? It’s Nintendo we are talking about. They don’t take a loss in selling hardware

[rlow1]

I agree but they could be trading power for battery life. Just a thought

[just_looken]

$500 for a locked console that forces you to use specific parts to upgrade and has the power of a 2017 console at best and yet everyone is excited for that?

Meanwhile a used steam deck is only $280-$350 used with full warranty
https://store.steampowered....

A brand new old steam deck is $549
https://store.steampowered....

So again team red is tossing out a decade old console for top prices and look everyone is ready to buy it again.

This should be no more than $400usd even that is pushing it

[ravens52]

Exactly. Has no business costing as much as a PS5 or Series X if it's not comparable.

[phoenixwing]

@ravens the extra screen probably costs to the point of making up the difference

[just_looken]

@ravens52

Great point never thought of it in that sense even though its portable you are paying $100 more than a ps5 at msrp if it gets tossed out at $500

[Firebird360]

Problem is nintendo sat on switch 2. Specs have been finalized years ago. So its obsolete tech right out the gate.
Ps4 pro power, nope, not gonna happen. $500 sounds plausible though.

[Vits]

It would be in line with Nvidia's price hike in pretty much all their other sectors. However, I think it's a bit too much. I can see it being priced at that level for the OLED variant, but the basic unit should be around $400 at most. Otherwise, Nintendo will just end up helping to justify devices like the Steam Deck and Asus Ally.

[Relientk77]

$499 and get ready for $70 games. Giving Nintendo $70 for a 6 or 7 year old game because they don't do price cuts

[Goodguy01]

If I get Twilight Princess, remakes of the old 3d zeldas in 4k, then hell yeah.

[mt]

Holy Hell, I just bought Switch Oled for the kids this week. I haven't done any research of the games’ costs. I assumed they would be cheap, I mean how much a game that has been released on 2017 would cost today? To my surprise they were tagged at a fucking $60! Especially Nintendo first party.

[Snookies12]

Yep, that has always been Nintendo. The lowest prices you will find any of their games is $30. Even that is super rare and only for a select few titles. All of their "sales" are like $10 off. Their greed is insane when it comes to game prices.

[gold_drake]

nope, nintendo games very rarely see a price cut.

[just_looken]

You forgot the monthly online payment to play n64 games at worse resolution on a emulator that makes them worse.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

I also give the switch network maybe 5years before they pull the plug as every other nintendo online console is offline right now.

[Goodguy01]

500 will be a hard sell for a console. I'm thinking more 399 imo. I think the switch 2 just needs to be about as powerful as the steam deck. Dlss will be able to take care of performance boosts and 4k upscaling.

But as powerful as the ps4 would be great actually if the price really is $500. For me and core fans it'll be good, not sure about the casuals.

[Chocoburger]

If Nintendo's does a $500 console (big 'if' since I don't believe it), they would also have a cheaper $250 - $350 varient as well.

Zero percent chance Nintendo comes out with only one version of Switch 2 at $500. Absolutely laughable logic that ignores Nintendo's entire gaming history, which is for their devices to be made as cheaply as possible to get people to buy into their ecosystem.

[badz149]

$500 for a handheld? LOL good luck with that

[TheNamelessOne]

The Steam Deck and other similar handhelds seem to be doing well.

[ChasterMies]

Those are small PCs for adults. Nintendo needs parents to buy this for Christmas for each of their kids.

[TheNamelessOne]

There's many adults that use the Switch as well. It's not just a kid's console, and many of the ports devs went out of their way to run on the Switch says as much.

[MrNinosan]

The Steam Deck doesn't sell in tens of millions, less so 140+ million

[Gamingsince1981]

"There's many adults that use the switch as well" ............riiiiiiiiiiiiight .......

[badz149]

@TheNmaelessOne

Yeah, so? How many Deck has been sold? The Deck's number is not even touching Xbox numbers, let alone the Switch

[ChasterMies]

For $500, people will keep their old Switch consoles longer. Parents will tell their kids to use their phones.

[franwex]

It’ll be $350 and other switches will be knocked down $50 in price. There.

[REDDURT]

Nintendo is not the 500 dollar console company. If it launches at that price I see them being okay but no switch like numbers.

[UltimateOwnage]

The Steam Deck is PS4 Pro level for $349, and it does a lot more than Switch or PS4 Pro. This seems like some bunk guesswork going on.

[anast]

HA! Anyone pays that price for a Switch deserves it.

[Knightofelemia]

I'll wait until Nintendo officially gives out the specs and price.

[GhostScholar]

I’m tired of Nintendo getting a pass on underpowered consoles and lack of competent online play and lack of achievements/trophies. They definitely have the best first party games, but if they would compete graphically they would mop the floor with Sony and Xbox.

[Gamingsince1981]

They def have the best first party games ? ........no, not even close, I can't even think of the last Nintendo game I have wanted to play since the snes was new and its been that long since I touched any Nintendo product, family games is all Nintendo does and I'm not 10, they excite children.

[gold_drake]

in terms of sales?
absolutely 100%

they always or mostly sell in the 10s of mio. of copies.

thats aaalot of money for nintendo with just one game.

Animal crossing for example sold 45 mio fking copies, just looked it up lol and thats a switch exclusive

[GhostScholar]

I mean to each his own but I love the Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Luigi’s mansion, smash bros, Mario kart, Zeno blade chronicles, etc

[franwex]

When they were competing in that market no one bought their consoles. Now that they are in a different market they are selling more than Sony and Xbox combined. So yeah. You’re going to have to put up with it.

[gold_drake]

imo
nintendo is running danger of losing alot of third party AAA game support. at some point, they wont care about lorting their games on their systems anymore if nintendo doesnt want to compete in terms of power.

im saying that, but knowing how much their 1st party games sell for, they might not even care all too much haha

[GhostScholar]

They’ve proven they don’t have to have major third party aaa support but if they could get up to par power wise they could probably dominate.

[Demetrius]

Hopefully those sales of the switch didn't go to nintendos head, a price like that. Switch 2 should be able to switch up to 40 fps in handheld mode and 60fps docked. There gotta be major upgrades in hardware to justify that or they'll be in a wii u similar type of situation lol hopefully not. I do enjoy playing on the switch it's still dope but come on nintendo

[badboyz09]

$499 with gta6 bundle 🤗

[ravens52]

Pfffff.

[Blad3runner00]

$499 for hardware that is weaker then a console that came out 8 years ago?

[gold_drake]

500 lol

for what, last gen hardware? no thanks

[Gameseeker_Frampt]

I doubt the launch price will be that high. Nintendo doesn't want a repeat of the 3DS launch.

I do enjoy the complete randomness of N4G guidelines though. If this was a story that the mods didn't want talked about, it would be failed since it isn't tagged as "rumor" and is just the opinion of someone who doesn't work for Nintendo.

[boing1]

Uh, oh. Seems like Nintendo will struggle with Switch 2.

[CrimsonWing69]

Ya think!?

[fsfsxii]

I’ll be here for nintendo’s downfall 🙏🏻🙏
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[mastershredder]

Yeah…mkay Quasimodo. That’s a complete analytical fail. Nintendo uses tried and tested older tech, with lower power consumption needs price-pointed to be a very consumer friendly. 74,000 yen is way more than a ps5. Yeah, totally not Nintendo's roadmap. That’s just stupid, stop.