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The Switch 2 Rollout Was So Convoluted It Made Us Want A Steam Deck.
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Nintendo launched the first Switch at $299; just accounting for inflation over the past years - that’s ~$390 now, BEFORE even trying to account for any Trump-tariffs they have been (or will be) imposed on electronics hardware.
I hate to give Nintendo credit, but $450 is actually somewhat reasonable given the current global shit-show.
Almost like they base prices on actual financial accounting and not the feelings of gamers.
Of course any economist will tell you economics is part psychology and sociology because humans aren't rational actors, but it evens out at these large scales, and they have to start somewhere.
Yeah, this was my thinking as well. Inflation + preparations for tariffs are likely enough to bring the price to 450.