“Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to stay connected; it's called Xbox 360” - Don Mattrick, Microsoft's President of Interactive Entertainment Business

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Except that was about internet connectivity and this is about price. Telling people to go with the old console because they can’t due to a bullshit restriction is crazy, saying it about price is pretty fair. If you can’t afford a current gen console, then the last gen would be the best option. At $450USD it will still be the cheapest console on the market other than the Switch 1.

I’m honestly shocked people are so up in arms about the price. Doesn’t really seem like Nintendo is gouging here, a comparable phone or tablet with the same specs comes in around the same price or higher. It has pretty much every feature people were asking for at about a $100USD premium over the existing Switch.

Raising standard game prices, charging for the tutorial app, and charging for next gen upgrades, that I get the pushback on.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well, traditionally, console prices were subsidized by the more expensive game prices. They'd sell the console at a loss to then make that back per game. Them raising both the console price as well as game prices is what makes it awful.

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We lost that in the PS4 era, seems weird to mourn it now.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

I mean, if it's still shit and it's getting even worse, I don't know why we wouldn't continue to mourn that, or at least call it out.

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