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Everything has cost and benefits to it, the more precense and support has after Switch 2 is launched, the less uptake Switch 2 will have except from hardcore Nintendo fans that will get it day 1.Sony started selling PS units for cheaper because people stopped buying them at the original MSRP. People are still very much willing to buy a Switch for $300 in 2024, so Nintendo has no need to drop the price. Besides, Nintendo doesn't tend to stop manufacturing for their successful systems, as evidenced by the GBA Micro, Wii Mini, and New 2DS XL all coming out after their successors had released. The potential for the Switch as a budget system for non-gamer adults and younger siblings is immense, and I don't think Nintendo will squander that opportunity. The 3DS was only discontinued in 2020 for Christ's sake. The idea of Switch still being sold into 2027 or 2028 is not out of the question.
The challenge is not making hardcore Nintendo fans want a Switch 2, but to make the average family, casual and others want to get a Switch 2 instead of a Switch or another gaming system.