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Meanwhile Nintendo is selling the snes classic for $80 - that price point is glaring.
by taurath 9y ago
Meanwhile Nintendo is selling the snes classic for $80 - that price point is glaring.
- meheleventyone 9y agoThe SNES Classic is locked down and only supports the games it ships with. That's not really comparable to an open console/computer that ships with a selection of old Atari games.
- pjmlp 9y agoYeah, because all Linux based games consoles have been a huge market success thus far. GP2X, Novatio, Pandora, Pyra, Ouya, Steam Machines, ...
- meheleventyone 9y agoI didn't say it would be a success. I was disputing the comparison.
- b3lvedere 9y agoRetroPie .. :)
- girvo 9y agoHey now, the GP32 and the GP2X were pretty successful in their niche: open handheld for gaming. Problem is, smartphones killed em for the most part. I still want a Dingoo A320 but they don’t make them anymore. Only Android based stuff.
- seba_dos1 9y agoI don't know Novatio, but out of the others, Ouya was pretty much the only one that flopped.
- taurath 9y agoA raspberry pi can play all the games this will ship with - why is it $250?
- khedoros1 9y agoBecause a Raspberry Pi can't play all the games that could be added later? If it turns out to be X86 with decent AMD graphics, it'll make a much larger game catalog available.
- SimeVidas 9y agoThe games that come with SNES Classic offer hundreds of hours of high-quality entertainment. I mean, have you seen the games? $80 is a steal. The problem is that you may not be able to get it for $80 due to scalpers and/or greedy retailers.
- Karunamon 9y agoGames that are 20-30 years old and can be had for free online with a modicum of effort. This isn't the 90s. Rom sites aren't virus-laden scams anymore. Yeah, yeah, piracy boogeyman, but considering I've bought most of these more than once already, my conscience is clear when I don't pay Nintendo $5+ for emulated games. In my mind, it's equivalent to format shifting.
- taurath 9y agoAccording to Nintendo they will have plenty (and they’re more worried about having enough Switches to keep up with demand). Time will tell if they’ve learned their lesson.