Nintendo Switch may sell at $245 US based on Toys"R"Us leak

[Castdeath97]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

sure $250 is pretty low BUT IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN GET IN USE PC PARTS, ITS LIKE A 970 AND AN I5 2500K, WITH A DECENT BOARD AND COOLER  i will not join the console pessants probably seeing as games are expensive AF usiually, that was the case with my Wii U and thats the reason it is and has been in the closent for 90% of the time i have owned it lol everything was like $60 +

Buy used. It's cartridge based after all, no need worry much about things like scratches.

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Can you show me where I can buy this illusive $250 gaming PC with said parts?

Sweclockers forum and about a month of hunting  didnt include PSU, case or storage tho but thats another $60 or so

[Bananasplit_00]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

Buy used. It's cartridge based after all, no need worry much about things like scratches.

yah cartriges will probably affordable on the used market and the console too after a while lol BUT PC PARTS!!!  

[protoCJ]

8 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

sure $250 is pretty low BUT IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN GET IN USE PC PARTS, ITS LIKE A 970 AND AN I5 2500K, WITH A DECENT BOARD AND COOLER  i will not join the console pessants probably seeing as games are expensive AF usiually, that was the case with my Wii U and thats the reason it is and has been in the closent for 90% of the time i have owned it lol everything was like $60 +

Put that PC into your pocket and play new Zelda or Pokemon on the bus. Then we can talk.

[ZimFreak]

For $300 I was on the fence cause I don't really need a switch but for $250 I'll probably take one. $50 may not seem like much at first but it's a ~17% discount from the $300 speculated price. That sizable. And if I can get Smash bros, Zelda, and a new Mario game on launch day I'm sold.

[Bananasplit_00]

9 minutes ago, protoCJ said:

Put that PC into your pocket and play new Zelda or Pokemon on the bus. Then we can talk.

il just put a rPI in my pocket and play pokemon on that lol, but i am not one to give a shit about looks or portability as long as it preforms good lol

[protoCJ]

26 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

il just put a rPI in my pocket and play pokemon on that lol, but i am not one to give a shit about looks or portability as long as it preforms good lol

I assure you it will have higher framerates than PS4 Pro.

 

The whole appeal of Switch is that it doesn't try to be a PC. I only hope that it'll have similar functionality to a standard android tablet. I'd very much enjoy watching videos on a tablet with built-in stand.

[Bananasplit_00]

Just now, protoCJ said:

I assure you it will have higher framerates than PS4 Pro.

 

The whole appeal of Switch is that it doesn't try to be a PC. I only hope that it'll have similar functionality to a standard android tablet. I'd very much enjoy watching videos on a tablet with built-in stand.

and i verry much like to drown myself in used PC parts

[ThinkWithPortals]

Surprisingly low price. Still, the price in the UK is going to suck compared to US MSRP (thanks, Brexiteers).

[protoCJ]

2 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Surprisingly low price. Still, the price in the UK is going to suck compared to US MSRP (thanks, Brexiteers).

Someone in this thread posted a leak which indicated a price of 200 GBP.

[ThinkWithPortals]

1 minute ago, protoCJ said:

Someone in this thread posted a leak which indicated a price of 200 GBP.

I hope so. Just a leak, though.

If the pound gets any weaker, that's going to rise.

[GoodBytes]

1 hour ago, Castdeath97 said:

@GoodBytes

 

UK price leaked: https://www.overclock3d.net/news/systems/the_nintendo_switch_will_reportedly_cost_199_and_249/1

 

Might want to update post for that as well.

Yea, but that isn't backed by a retail store leaked page. These kind of leaked happened before.. I saw 350$ US, even 400$ US, others 300$ US. So I am reluctant in mentioning it.

[suicidalfranco]

4 hours ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

*Pikachu you mean?  

Camera nipples...hue hue hue 

 

That price would put me in a tough spot, Vega or switch...ermmmmm...damn, do I support my favourite console manufacturer or my '"preferred" PC hardware manufacturer? Yes, I'm a Nintendo fanboy and is biased towards AMD...don't judge...

if pokemon moon/sun as the same engine as XY and ORAS there won't be a difference in performance between the old and new 3DS, which sucls cause i like the 3D feature, but can't use it on pokemon cause battle sequences sees the framerate tank when 3D is on on both systems 

[Mr.Meerkat]

21 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

sure $250 is pretty low BUT IMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN GET IN USE PC PARTS, ITS LIKE A 970 AND AN I5 2500K, WITH A DECENT BOARD AND COOLER  i will not join the console pessants probably seeing as games are expensive AF usiually, that was the case with my Wii U and thats the reason it is and has been in the closent for 90% of the time i have owned it lol everything was like $60 +

Can you please show me 'this' PC in a tablet form? Oh you can't? Well you can STFU then  (I have a wii U as well, gotten about 300-400 hours of usage so...good enough)

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Can you please show me 'this' PC in a tablet form? Oh you can't? Well you can STFU then  (I have a wii U as well, gotten about 300-400 hours of usage so...good enough)

well i just said you could get used parts, not in a portable format lol. not sure what everyones obsession with it having to be small when i just pointed out that with some time you can get great deals on PC parts for the same money  

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

well i just said you could get used parts, not in a portable format lol. not sure what everyones obsession with it having to be small when i just pointed out that with some time you can get great deals on PC parts for the same money  

Well that's like comparing an orange to an apple...

[Unhelpful]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

well i just said you could get used parts, not in a portable format lol. not sure what everyones obsession with it having to be small when i just pointed out that with some time you can get great deals on PC parts for the same money  

The issue is that you're saying you can make a replacement for a product when you can't. I have a PC, I'll be building another one in a year. I have a New3DS XL, I will have a Switch. None of those are interchangeable. 

 

You're comparing apples to oranges. It's a bit dumb. 

[Bananasplit_00]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

Well that's like comparing an orange to an apple...

yah and i made no comparason, everyone else did. i just said that if you could spend your money on an orange instead of an apple and everyone assumed i was compareing them and then i made a comment about my wii U that i have barely used

[Bananasplit_00]

Just now, JoeyDM said:

The issue is that you're saying you can make a replacement for a product when you can't. I have a PC, I'll be building another one in a year. I have a New3DS XL, I will have a Switch. None of those are interchangeable. 

 

You're comparing apples to oranges. It's a bit dumb. 

i never made any real comparason other then what you can get for the money, go get yourself a Switch if you want to, il go with the PC parts any day  tho

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

yah and i made no comparason, everyone else did. i just said that if you could spend your money on an orange instead of an apple and everyone assumed i was compareing them and then i made a comment about my wii U that i have barely used

*Comparison, comparing...soz

That's a comparison in my book, comparing how for the same monies you can build a powerful PC rather than buying a console...

 

[Bananasplit_00]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

*Comparison, comparing...soz

That's a comparison in my book, comparing how for the same monies you can build a powerful PC rather than buying a console...

 

ehh i made no coment on what is the better side, i just said that you could get other stuff for the money and that console games are expensive as hell last time i had one(well i still havent bothered to sell it, should probably go do that like right now because its not getting any more expensive)

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

ehh i made no coment on what is the better side, i just said that you could get other stuff for the money and that console games are expensive as hell last time i had one(well i still havent bothered to sell it, should probably go do that like right now because its not getting any more expensive)

I personally would say you were making a comparison but this is an useless argument so I'm gonna bail  

[Yoinkerman]

So like $700 can.  Great.

[Yoinkerman]

Jesus h tapdancing Christ Nintendo a Nvidia shield portable gets like 10 hours of gaming(I have one).  Just put a bigger battery in it.

[GoodBytes]

31 minutes ago, Yoinkerman said:

Jesus h tapdancing Christ Nintendo a Nvidia shield portable gets like 10 hours of gaming(I have one).  Just put a bigger battery in it.

It's not that simple. Remember that:

• R&D needs to be paid (device and the controllers.. it is actually very hard and costly to design a controller, even if you replicate it.. I mean look at third party ones, they are almost always inferior to the official ones).
• Depends on the price Nvidia is selling its Tegra chip.. usually Nvidia isn't cheap. So far, all consoles with an Nvidia chip inside wasn't cheap.
• Company is in Japan, and that results in complications in currency conversation to bring profits to the company.
• Nintendo likes to make money on their consoles
• Battery life will probably depend on the game being played. (Tetris might give you more battery life than Virtual Console game (due to emulation), and more battery life than a demanding AAA title from NIntendo (Zelda) or third party devs.
• Seeing a fan in the Shied TV and this console, it would suggest that the Tegra chip that powers the Shield isn't as low powered as your tablet.
• Console and games needs to cover the cost of the online infrastructure, if it remains free.