Nintendo Switch 2 games will be $80

[Yskas]

Nintendo just had a stream of their Switch 2 lineup of games etc. Then they announced the next Mariokart, and people noticed the MSRP of the game.

Welcome to the age of $80 games.

There is no game made today worth $80.

That's it, that's the thread.

[steven1mac]

At least it is an excuse to not buy a switch 2. I agree no game is worth that much.

[smokerob79]

if inflation was a factor in gaming they would already be over a 120 a game......and sorry kid but i paid 80 bucks for many games on N64 not even being in Canada.....

[Larsvegas]

Originally posted by smokerob79:

if inflation was a factor in gaming they would already be over a 120 a game......and sorry kid but i paid 80 bucks for many games on N64 not even being in Canada.....

If you are an functioning adult, you know why this argument is flawed as hell. If not, you should get smart.

[ガスト セフィロス]

I wonder how long it will take before it's jailbroken.

[smokerob79]

Originally posted by Larsvegas:

Originally posted by smokerob79:

if inflation was a factor in gaming they would already be over a 120 a game......and sorry kid but i paid 80 bucks for many games on N64 not even being in Canada.....

If you are an functioning adult, you know why this argument is flawed as hell. If not, you should get smart.

you have no argument......get over it child....

[Abaddon the Despoiler]

Originally posted by steven1mac:

At least it is an excuse to not buy a switch 2. I agree no game is worth that much.

I spent a lot on World of Warcraft. Monthly fee every month for around 10 years, and a large amount of tokens, mounts, pets, name changes, race changes, and a huge amount of character transfers to different servers. It totalled thousands of pounds overall.

[Raz]

We kind have brought the pricing on ourselves. The demand for better graphics has outpaced the demand for better game play. So yeah games will be expensive messes that look great and cinematic, but the game play simply won't be there and we will have the pleasure of paying top dollar for this garbage. I think the prices will actually be higher. I notice a lot of games to buy the full version of the game is starting to cost upwards of over 120. I think within 2 or 3 years we will see triple A titles regularly go over the $100 dollar mark just for the base games.

Games that put graphics over game play cost a ton of money to make, so of course they will be priced higher. People will still buy them though, and the prices will still go up. Gamers are their own worst enemies.

[Soren]

Is this 80$ MSRP before or after the tariffs? Sounds like before. So chances are you guys are getting 100$ Switch 2 games. Which would be a major yikers.

[skOsH♥]

Then hopefully the main games will be like 50 hours of content or so for the casual gamer who isn't speedrunning it

For someone speedrunning games (kind of), I played fable 1 all in one go in 7 hours and it only took me longer because I kept repeating the last quest to keep leveling up and getting max xp and mana

[MinionJoe]

Originally posted by Soren:

Is this 80$ MSRP before or after the tariffs? Sounds like before. So chances are you guys are getting 100$ Switch 2 games. Which would be a major yikers.

Oh well. Guess I just won't buy a Switch or any games for it.

[Prinzip]

Originally posted by Yskas:

There is no game made today worth $80.

You have to understand that the economies are simply pivoting to rich people. The price will never go down, because the current monetary system allows them to charge extra-ordinary price thanks to the "whale" phenomenon, where fewer individuals with astronomical income keep the business practices as they are.

It's the enshittification process: cater to people-cater to whales-die (after a long, long time)

[Lunar Fang]

Originally posted by Abaddon the Despoiler:

Originally posted by steven1mac:

At least it is an excuse to not buy a switch 2. I agree no game is worth that much.

I spent a lot on World of Warcraft. Monthly fee every month for around 10 years, and a large amount of tokens, mounts, pets, name changes, race changes, and a huge amount of character transfers to different servers. It totalled thousands of pounds overall.

So your lack of self control is the reason it's okay for games to be 80$?

As it was best said, weird flex, but okay.

[Kiddiec͕̤̱͋̿͑͠at 🃏]

Originally posted by steven1mac:

At least it is an excuse to not buy a switch 2. I agree no game is worth that much.

No, it's a reason to not buy it first-hand.

Second-hand sellers offer reeeeeeally good deals if you just wait long enough...

Originally posted by "DAMN GOVERNMENT!" - Raz:

We kind have brought the pricing on ourselves. The demand for better graphics has outpaced the demand for better game play. So yeah games will be expensive messes that look great and cinematic, but the game play simply won't be there and we will have the pleasure of paying top dollar for this garbage. ...

Just wait for bigger sales and second-hand markets to offer good prices.

Is self-control and fiscal responsibility really that difficult for gamers?

[Violeta]

Thats okay that games are 20 dollars more, since you won't also be paying twice for internet again with switch 2. And they'll have an eshop again where you get virtual console games that you own forever on the cheap.

right? right?

[Soren]

Originally posted by Violeta:

Thats okay that games are 20 dollars more, since you won't also be paying twice for internet again with switch 2. And they'll have an eshop again where you get virtual console games that you own forever on the cheap.

right? right?

I mean, switch 1 games will work on switch 2. There is supposedly an upgrade fee for a select few of them if you're wanting to play the upgraded Switch 2 version of a game. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom charging an upgrade fee seems to be the most controversial of those announced. As they don't seem to really add new content (unlike Mario Party Jamboree). They just seem to do better performance and have functionality with some zelda notes phone app.