alt Hacker News>Oh trust me, they can combat it.
As has been explained by others. They cant. Look at the tech which is used by Switch 2 and then look at the tech by Nvidia 50 series.
And Nintendo didn't destroy scalpers, they are still in many market not meeting demand despite "is produce an enormous amount of units before launch".
If you put even a modicum of effort into trying to acquire a Switch 2 you can. I’ve had multiple instances to do so, and I don’t even have interest in it yet. Nintendo even sent me an email giving me a 3 day window to buy one. Yes, it will require a bit of effort and patience but it’s absolutely possible. If you decide you want one “immediately” yeah you probably are going to be S.O.L. but it has literally been out a month as of today. I’d bet by mid August it’s pretty darn easy.
Nintendo has already shipped over 5 million of them. That’s an insane amount of supply for its first month.
Also, Nvidia could have released the 50-series after building up inventory. Instead, they did the opposite trickling supply into the market to create scarcity and drive up prices. They have no real competition right now especially in the high end. There was no reason to have a “paper launch” except to drive up prices for consumers and margins for their board partners. Process node had zero to do with what has transpired.