Yes but that group by in large won't be buying a switch 2 for at least a couple of years. $450 per console plus $80 a game is brutal, especially if you're buying for more than one kid.

On the other hand a switch lite can be had for like $100 and used games aren't too expensive either. So for the price of a switch 2 you could get all 3 kids a switch lite + a game. No fucking brainer.

The sort of people who bought a switch at launch, after drinking Nintendo NX leaks like kool-aid, aren't as impressed this time around. They're also getting really pissed off at Nintendo's behavior towards the emulation scene.

Lots of those people, myself included, will be getting a steam deck. A lot of us will also probably end up buying a switch later on after sales/price drops/cheaper revisions. The same time most parents will be snatching them up.

Lifetime sales won't be affected nearly as hard, but I don't know that the first year will be as big as the OG switch's.

That being said if M$ can figure out a good UI for windows portables W/ Xbox integration that might make things even harder for them.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I think you're definitely right about the adoption speed, people wont be dumping their switches en masse to buy a 2.

The Deck definitely puts a dent in their sales but "i DoNt gEt wHy aNyOnE wOuld bUy a sWitCh" comments on Lemmy show just how skewed the demographics are on here. Its not aimed at us.