A familiar price squeeze for consoles
The recent PS5 price changes were hardly shocking to many industry analysts. In a market already being tugged around by economic and political uncertainty, tech prices have become a little less stable than anyone would like, which is to say: not stable at all.
Those same global pressures are now fueling talk that the Nintendo Switch 2 could also get more expensive.
Dr. Serkan Toto of consultancy firm Kantan Games said he would not expect the console to hold its current U.S. price forever.
“I would be very surprised if the Switch was still $450 in the US at the end of 2026,” Toto told GamesRadar+. “We live in a world where the Xbox Series X 2TB is $800 already. People get used to everything, increasing high prices for consoles – this is at least what Sony and the others are betting on.”
Why analysts think another increase is plausible
The basic argument is straightforward enough. If manufacturing costs, tariffs, supply chain pressure, and broader market instability keep pushing hardware prices upward, console makers may decide consumers will eventually accept higher sticker prices. Not a thrilling strategy, but a recognizable one.
Sony’s recent move with the PS5 is being read by some analysts as part of that broader shift. And if one major platform holder can raise prices without the market collapsing, the rest of the industry tends to pay attention.
For now, the Switch 2’s U.S. price remains $450. But according to these analysts, that may not be the number you should expect to see sitting there comfortably through the end of 2026.
