Tokyo Security analyst Hideki Yasuda has published a report where he talks about the possible price of the Nintendo Switch 2 and assures that this new console will be on sale. 499 dollars. If confirmed, it will enter direct competition with the PS5 and Xbox Series X, as well as other portable consoles configured with AMD Ryzen APUs.

The truth is, ever since it was rumored, I’ve had a feeling that the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 would be at least 400 dollars. After I started looking deeper into its possible final specs, I thought that its price could end up being higher and that it could reach $450, but the truth is that I never considered that it could reach $499.

It’s also important to note that when the Nintendo Switch 2 arrives there will be an important movement in the market. Sony has already launched the PS5 Pro, and the selling price of the PS5 will be reduced by at least 100 euros. This would be the most logical, unless Sony decides to launch its new console with a price above 600 euros, which would almost be like shooting itself in the foot.

The price of Nintendo Switch 2 would be too high

So much so that I would put a new Nintendo console in there complicated position despite the value it would offer thanks to its NVIDIA GPU-based hardware configuration and the interest Nintendo franchises always generate.

The exchange price of this console could translate into 549 euros when exchanging currency and applying taxes. This price would not only be higher than that of the PS5, but it would also place the Nintendo Switch 2 very close to the retail price that the PS5 Pro could have, a console that will hit the market at an approximate price of 600 euros.

Its Ampere GPU will be the biggest attraction as this architecture is better than the one used by PS5 and Xbox Series S-Series X in ray tracing. NVIDIA DLSS technology also gives it a clear advantage when it comes to upscaling, but In the end, it’s still a laptop with an ARM CPU which will have limitations inherent to this type of system (very low TDP) and this type of processor (CPU performance lower than current consoles).

I personally think Nintendo It shouldn’t exceed $400 (maximum 450 euros) with Nintendo Switch 2. This console still does not have an official release date, but the latest information I have seen says that it has been delayed and that it will hit the market until second quarter of 2025.

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