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[SK8R LUNG]

SK8R LUNG

@SK8R LUNG do you have a switch 2 yet

idk if that thing is in my future, it costs as much as a ps5 

or at least before ps5s jumped up $200 😵‍💫 do you have a switch 2?

I've seen people saying this but is the Switch 2's price really so unexpected?

In the UK the Switch 2 launched at £395 in 2025, PS5 launched at £449 in 2020 so it was 13% more expensive at launch, with nearly 5 years difference. When you account for inflation the money you'd spend on a PS5 in 2020 is apparently closer to £570 when the Switch 2 launched, which would make it 44% more expensive.

The Switch launched at £280 in 2017, while the PS4 launched at £349 in 2013 where the PS4 was 25% more expensive. With inflation the PS4 was 30% more expensive. The disparity in price between the companies isn't actually closing that much. And as you say, with the new price hike it's actually grown significantly lmao

Do you think something about the Switch 2 means it should be significantly cheaper than a PS5 anyway, despite it being a newer system?

well you have to consider that i am a person who has a switch lite that i occasionally play indie games on and remastered retro games. if i was more into their new game library i might not be so bothered by the price

[Dirty Duck]

SK8R LUNG

@SK8R LUNG do you have a switch 2 yet

idk if that thing is in my future, it costs as much as a ps5 

or at least before ps5s jumped up $200 😵‍💫 do you have a switch 2?

I've seen people saying this but is the Switch 2's price really so unexpected?

In the UK the Switch 2 launched at £395 in 2025, PS5 launched at £449 in 2020 so it was 13% more expensive at launch, with nearly 5 years difference. When you account for inflation the money you'd spend on a PS5 in 2020 is apparently closer to £570 when the Switch 2 launched, which would make it 44% more expensive.

The Switch launched at £280 in 2017, while the PS4 launched at £349 in 2013 where the PS4 was 25% more expensive. With inflation the PS4 was 30% more expensive. The disparity in price between the companies isn't actually closing that much. And as you say, with the new price hike it's actually grown significantly lmao

Do you think something about the Switch 2 means it should be significantly cheaper than a PS5 anyway, despite it being a newer system?

well you have to consider that i am a person who has a switch lite that i occasionally play indie games on and remastered retro games. if i was more into their new game library i might not be so bothered by the price

Hmm sorry man I can't crunch any numbers on my abacus to verify this. I'm afraid you'll have to buy a Switch 2 and Pokopia right away.

(I actually haven't even bought it yet because games are too expensive lol)

[NateDog]

The only way I got my copy was by selling Crimson Desert and Mario Tennis Fever, got Pokopia and Lego Party. Vita Physical gaming means life!

[SK8R LUNG]

$100 CDN for mario tennis is such a mental threshold to cross

idc about inflation ive never met her

[Dirty Duck]

$100 CDN for mario tennis is such a mental threshold to cross

idc about inflation ive never met her

I've always thought Mario Tennis seems fun af but never bought a single one because like come on I'm not spending that much on Mario Tennis and then the games never really drop in price.

[SK8R LUNG]

fr, same with mario kart. i kept watching the price on mario kart 8 and it never changed, the fool i was

but why would i buy the new one when the perfect mario kart already exists