Yeah i think it just does not allow non japanese versions of games or non japanese accounts. So you could buy one but all your games would need to be the japanese version and you can only connect to the japanese nintendo online.
Well no, we are going from first to like… seventh gen Tegra, which comes with a whole slew of additional hardware support. They are likely going to be hitting 120fps using DLSS, which is both neat and really sad, plus the higher performance video encode/decode for their DiscordGroupChat implementation.
HDR and 1080p on the device’s screen itself are big improvements. A lot of people will bellyache about no OLED but LCD tech in general has gotten pretty good and will last 30+ years instead of 10-at-best.
Most of the external hardware changes seem superficial, but things like the dual USB C and the larger joysticks (which hopefully means they won’t drift) should be noticeable quality of life enhancements.
as a Canadian I’m used to everything being expensive as fuck, but I have to draw the line somewhere. this is why piracy exists. I’ll probably break down and buy one at the next major Zelda title launch, because I don’t get a choice in that. my heart wants what it wants, and I’m getting too old to say no at this point.
If you just want Zelda, a singleplayer game with no expiry / pressure to play while others are playing, you could consider waiting for emulation to catch up. I’m currently enjoying a bunch of singleplayer Switch games on my PC.
Not sure of the official CAD prices, but the $80 USD digital / $90 USD physical game price is $113 / $127 CAD. Absolutely bonkers when compared to Steam, especially with sales.
Yeah, once I moved permanently to piracy I’ve noticed I actually have way more games than I know what to do with.
I still haven’t finished BOTW, and there’s also TOTK to play after that. I also haven’t played Skyward Sword ever and I replayed WW and Twilight Princess in the meantime.
Really, I can’t fathom getting excited for digital media at this point. There’s so much to enjoy, I genuinely believe that any sort of “hype” is just consumerism taking hold of unsuspecting individuals.
Products cost what we’re willing to pay, not what they cost to produce.
The fact so many people are willing to pay for things they can get for free (while complaining they don’t have enough money) is just another reason why things are the way they are. We’ve been conditioned to be proud of our consumerism at any cost.
Yeah I distinctly remember N64 games being $60 in the late 90s. We saved a lot with digital downloads vs retail over the years but it is funny that games have largely been level in price for 30 years at this point.
I’m very interested on how powerful this thing is if it’s price is going to be higher than the LCD Steam Deck
From a purely hardware standpoint, the Steam Deck LCD panel is awful, 800p/60Hz with no VRR. Switch 2 is 1080p/120Hz w/ VRR. We don’t know much about the Switch processor but surely it is at least comparable to the original SD one with those sort of screen specs.
Steam Deck has to be sold at cost at the lowest, mostly because it’s just a PC and can be (and has been) used for a myriad of things that don’t involve Steam. Nintendo could sell these things at a huge loss and still make money hand over fist because they can’t do anything but play Switch games.
Um… Wow.
With these prices, they better have one hell of a line up besides a Mario Kart that looks about the same and Street Fighter 6.
I’m very interested on how powerful this thing is if it’s price is going to be higher than the LCD Steam Deck and $100 less than the OLED model.
Fun fact, if you adjust for inflation, this machine is only $52 more than the original switch was at launch.
This is basically the originally pricing, adjusted for inflation + Trump’s 20% Chinese manufacturing tariff.
It’s also at around the same price point in Europe. I don’t think the tarriffs had an effect on the price.
Edit: I was wrong about JP pricing and removed that part.
But its only 300 euros in Japan. That is 200 euros cheaper than in Europe. Which is why they don’t allow us to buy a japanese Switch 2.
If I travel to Japan (just for fun, not for this) I am not allowed to buy the Switch 2? Or is there any regional restriction?
Yeah i think it just does not allow non japanese versions of games or non japanese accounts. So you could buy one but all your games would need to be the japanese version and you can only connect to the japanese nintendo online.
They removed the region-free aspect from switch 1?
Non-JP version games “might” work, but will force to shown in Japanese (if available)
Japan-only version: Only support Japanese language, JP Nintendo account, and probably Japan payment methods for shopping.
Multilanguage support version: Doesn’t have those limits, but it’s more expensive.
If that’s the case it should be 20% cheaper in other markets where the tariff doesn’t exist. Want to take bets?
Good point about inflation.
I’m really curious on how powerful the Switch 2 will be in comparison to the handhelds in the market now.
It’s also basically the same console with minor upgrades.
Well no, we are going from first to like… seventh gen Tegra, which comes with a whole slew of additional hardware support. They are likely going to be hitting 120fps using DLSS, which is both neat and really sad, plus the higher performance video encode/decode for their
DiscordGroupChat implementation.HDR and 1080p on the device’s screen itself are big improvements. A lot of people will bellyache about no OLED but LCD tech in general has gotten pretty good and will last 30+ years instead of 10-at-best.
Most of the external hardware changes seem superficial, but things like the dual USB C and the larger joysticks (which hopefully means they won’t drift) should be noticeable quality of life enhancements.
as a Canadian I’m used to everything being expensive as fuck, but I have to draw the line somewhere. this is why piracy exists. I’ll probably break down and buy one at the next major Zelda title launch, because I don’t get a choice in that. my heart wants what it wants, and I’m getting too old to say no at this point.
If you just want Zelda, a singleplayer game with no expiry / pressure to play while others are playing, you could consider waiting for emulation to catch up. I’m currently enjoying a bunch of singleplayer Switch games on my PC.
Not sure of the official CAD prices, but the $80 USD digital / $90 USD physical game price is $113 / $127 CAD. Absolutely bonkers when compared to Steam, especially with sales.
Yeah, once I moved permanently to piracy I’ve noticed I actually have way more games than I know what to do with.
I still haven’t finished BOTW, and there’s also TOTK to play after that. I also haven’t played Skyward Sword ever and I replayed WW and Twilight Princess in the meantime.
Really, I can’t fathom getting excited for digital media at this point. There’s so much to enjoy, I genuinely believe that any sort of “hype” is just consumerism taking hold of unsuspecting individuals.
Everyone should just move to piracy anyways.
Products cost what we’re willing to pay, not what they cost to produce.
The fact so many people are willing to pay for things they can get for free (while complaining they don’t have enough money) is just another reason why things are the way they are. We’ve been conditioned to be proud of our consumerism at any cost.
Yeah I distinctly remember N64 games being $60 in the late 90s. We saved a lot with digital downloads vs retail over the years but it is funny that games have largely been level in price for 30 years at this point.
$60 was a lot considering PS1 and Dreamcast games were in the $50 range.
According to an online inflation calculator, from 1996 inflation rose 103.4%. So if game prices followed inflation, $50-$60 games should be $100-$120.
From a purely hardware standpoint, the Steam Deck LCD panel is awful, 800p/60Hz with no VRR. Switch 2 is 1080p/120Hz w/ VRR. We don’t know much about the Switch processor but surely it is at least comparable to the original SD one with those sort of screen specs.
Steam Deck has to be sold at cost at the lowest, mostly because it’s just a PC and can be (and has been) used for a myriad of things that don’t involve Steam. Nintendo could sell these things at a huge loss and still make money hand over fist because they can’t do anything but play Switch games.