""Unfortunately, I think, eventually the hardware price is going to have to go up. I think that there's things that they can and seem to be doing to try and mitigate that, but I also look at this move on software as, if I'm reading it correctly, a way to make a hardware price increase a little bit more palatable.""
""We've seen inflation being a problem for a while now. Tariffs are a more recent nuisance, but they're not going away anytime soon. The demand that AI is causing for chips is causing memory prices to go up.""
""Helium is a byproduct of producing oil. Helium is a key and unreplaceable ingredient in making semiconductors, which means hardware prices go up.""
Nintendo is under pressure to increase the price of the Switch 2, currently at $450. Factors influencing this include tariffs, an AI-driven shortage of RAM, and rising oil prices affecting transportation costs. A former Nintendo sales lead suggests that the company is attempting to mitigate the impact of a price hike by offering cheaper digital versions of games compared to physical copies. The ongoing war on Iran exacerbates these issues, particularly affecting the supply of helium, essential for semiconductor production.
Read at Kotaku
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