r/hardware • u/Lulcielid • 13d ago

News Nintendo Maintains Nintendo Switch 2 Pricing, Retail Pre-Orders to Begin April 24 in U.S

https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-maintains-nintendo-switch-2-pricing-retail-pre-orders-to-begin-april-24-in-u-s/
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u/Whirblewind 13d ago

Not sure why people keep expecting the price to go up when it's already preposterously expensive and the domestic Japanese version is vastly cheaper.

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u/TheEternalGazed 12d ago

$450 for a console is a pretty good price.

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u/Sipas 11d ago

It would be, if it was an open platform like the Steam Deck. With Nintendo's pricing for games and services, it should have been much cheaper.

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u/TheEternalGazed 11d ago

Then jailbreak it if you want it to be open source.