Comment on Today’s game consoles are historically overpriced

ieatpwns@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s not what this article is talking about though. It’s talking about how single generation consoles don’t get any price drops anymore. The comparison isn’t Switch 1 vs Switch 2 prices, it’s launch Switch 1 vs current Switch 1 prices.

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  • subignition@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Article title probably should have been "yesterday's" consoles if the focus is on the previous generation not getting price drops 🥴

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    • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You misunderstood: current gen* isn’t* getting price drops while previous gen usually did. Current gen PS5/Pro and Xbox Series S/X are all actually more expensive now factoring in inflation than at launch. Since the Switch 2 literally launched two months ago, we can’t really talk about price drops for it, so we compare the Switch 1. The article headline is correct, and all of this is in the body of the article.

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      • subignition@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        fair enough. I didn't scroll past the first graph in the article, which was comparing switch 1 prices. That plus this part of your previous comment had me thinking current-gen consoles weren't the topic.

        The comparison isn't Switch 1 vs Switch 2 prices, it's launch Switch 1 vs current Switch 1 prices.

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• null@lemmy.nullspace.lol ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Compared to what?

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  • ieatpwns@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Switch 1 in 2017

    But then they won’t tell you that switch 2 uses the same type of capacitive analog sticks cursed with stick drift instead up updating to Hall effect sticks. Or that you really really don’t own the games because the games are actually just download keys.

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    • null@lemmy.nullspace.lol ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I mean, historically it seems pretty in-line with Nintendo releases, adjusted for inflation: NES: $582 SNES: $480 N64: $410 GCN: $362 Wii: $399 WiiU: $419 Switch 1: $396 Switch 2: $449

      It’s only ~$50 more than the Switch 1, and they just raised the price of the Switch 1 by $50.

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      • PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Shhh the sweaty neck beards are venting.

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      • ieatpwns@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        With each gen we got some advancements. Now they’re cutting corners for share holders

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      • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s the part where the Switch 1 hasn’t gone down in price that the article is talking about.

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    • missingno@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If you want to complain about other unrelated things, go ahead. But the price is pretty reasonable compared to everything else on the market.

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    • subignition@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Existing switch owners can use any wireless controllers they already have with the switch 2. The pro controller 2 does have much nicer joysticks IMO, but you don't need one unless you really want the dedicated button for GameChat or the grip buttons

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