That’s right, for hardware that’s now eight years old and never got a price discount. It currently sells for C$400 – but they’re about to jack the price.

There are Android tablets that are much cheaper than the Switch, more powerful, more battery efficient. Also, play games better.

Yet, Nintendo is jacking the price.

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    12 hours ago

    Let’s be real.

    Android’s problem isn’t lack of good games. Nor is it performance of hardware. It’s discoverability.

    But really, that’s also the problem of every storefront. Steam too has a lot of legendary games. But they’re also hard to find because shitty asset flips are so abundant.

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      10 hours ago

      No, not at all. Android does lack good games that are in the same caliber as what you would find on Steam or Switch.

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      12 hours ago

      Yeah, I agree with you on that.

      If discoverability was better, I’m sure Android would get way more ports of good games. With the way it is right now with shovelware and Google pushing microtransaction-riddled crap over one time purchase games, though, it’s treated as a second-class platform because it’s not nearly as profitable as other platforms.