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[Prisoner KSC2-303]

So PS4 is a good complementary console for Switch.

Usually, the product that comes out later is the one described as complementary.

 

[parkinho]

That was the point they were making.

Whoosh!

 

[Caelus]

Usually, the product that comes out later is the one described as complementary.

Wouldn't it be in the order the consumer purchases them in? Like if I bought a Switch and then a PS4 vs. a PS4 and then a Switch.

 

[Zero83]

I remember the first Edge i bought; the Nintendo 64 issue (it may actually have been their issue #64 as well). Edit: it wasn't.

Sadly, I have not bought any gaming magazines since the year 2000 or something.

 

[Prisoner KSC2-303]

Whoosh!

My bad.

Wouldn't it be in the order the consumer purchases them in? Like if I bought a Switch and then a PS4 vs. a PS4 and then a Switch.

True, but I thought the assumption was that if a consumer were viewing the Switch as a complementary system to an already owned PS4 then the price is out of whack. PS4 owners considering buying Switch will surely be massively disproportionate to the opposite.

 

[marc^o^]

Secondary consoles should be priced accordingly, not higher than the console they are supplementing.

This sexy device will be bought during its first year by Nintendo enthusiasts and gamers who can afford it, sure. People like me don't see it as secondary though, I'm getting more Switch games in the next few months than PC games.

But you're right. Nintendo never gave Wii U a chance, not regularly dropping the price. Let's hope it will change this time. I believe they could create a SKU without the dock/grip next year, when Pokemon or Animal Crossing launch. A more affordable Switch would do wonders.

 

[KrawlMan]

Secondary consoles should be priced accordingly, not higher than the console they are supplementing.

Complementary doesn't mean secondary, nor does it mean inferior or lesser. And in the context of gaming hardware, it implies they can coexist without much redundancy. It implies nothing of costs.

 

[gingerbeardman]

That's utter nonsense. Did you actually read it? It sounds like you're the one focusing on the negatives mentioned in the article.

Of course I read it.