Comment on Should I buy a Switch 2 despite owning an OLED?
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoSome people just want to play games without spending eight hundred dollars on a Steam Deck
Calling Nintendo the budget option is wild.
Comment on Should I buy a Switch 2 despite owning an OLED?
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoSome people just want to play games without spending eight hundred dollars on a Steam Deck
Calling Nintendo the budget option is wild.
Guitar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yep, sure is. That’s the world we live in now. Although they’ve always been the budget option in comparison. Except for the launch 3DS which was quickly rectified.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yes, because the hardware is subsidised by the overpriced games. Factor in any reasonable rate of game buying and you’ve broken even in no time flat.
Guitar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Cherry picking a couple of titles to compare is not a great method. On average, games tend to cost less on Steam. It’s well known and there’s lots of sources online. Here’s a few:
…hubpages.com/…/Buy-Game-PC-or-Switch-Pros-Cons
arstechnica.com/…/quantifying-the-switch-tax-or-h…
That’s not even taking into account localised prices, which will see huge price drops for a large portion of customers on Steam, while Nintendo thinks everybody’s earning in USD.