It’s been the budget option anyway in value, if not price.
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samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Switch 2 is the “budget” handheld now at $500.
oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Tattorack@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It won’t be until it gets hacked. PC handhelds still have the benefit of being an open system, especially if you install Linux on them.
And Valve has significantly more consumer friendly support than Nintendo, to the point of being tinker support.
oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
My point it that it was the low end of value. Nintendo is literally scraping the bottom of the barrel IMO.
lemmyng@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If you’re not too worried about getting a Switch 2, you could get a new or mint Switch OLED, hack that, overclock it and load up a shit ton of emulators on it.
Tattorack@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I bought a refurbished Steam Deck waaay back before prices got ballistic. Can emulate the Switch 1 quite fine.
Also got a Switch 2 with Mario Kart World for 99 DKK (15 USD) last year (funny story about the price), but hardly use it.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If Nintendo didn’t have so many good exclusives, it doesn’t make that much sense to get ya.
Rooster326@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Except games are $80…
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Well, one game is. They haven’t dared price another base game at $80 sing Mario Kart World…yet.