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Gaming News #25

1 September 2026

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Nintendo Switch 2 Jumps to $499.99 in the US Starting September 1

Nintendo raised the US price of the Switch 2 to $499.99 on September 1, up from $449.99, with store demo kiosks advertising the hike in the days before it landed. It follows Microsoft pushing the Xbox Series X disc model to $799.99 and the digital edition to $749.99 in August. The console hardware is unchanged; only the sticker price moved.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Fifty bucks more for the same box. Justified by demand, or just because they can?
  2. Xbox at $799, Switch 2 at $499. Is this the most expensive console generation ever?
  3. Does a mid-generation price hike make you wait for a sale, or buy now before it climbs again?