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Early leaks said screen was LCD, hoping for them to be wrong
by piyuv 2y ago
Early leaks said screen was LCD, hoping for them to be wrong
- hbn 2y agoThey're optimizing for cost so I'd expect LCD. Then they can release an OLED model later down the line and the extra $50 won't seem as big of a deal on top of what we can probably already expect in the price bump from Switch 1.
- hadlock 2y agoOLED seems like a no brainer for a lifecycle refresh at the ~3-3.5 year mark. Particularly because they've done it before, and Valve very recently proved it's still a viable way to boost sales. Nintendo has had 7 years to prepare for this launch they likely have every mario, zelda, metroid release date pinned to a particular month and year through at least year 5. A display upgrade mid cycle is almost a given.
- bigstrat2003 2y agoHonestly, if it keeps the price down I'm all for it. My switch spends 99% of the time in the dock, because I would far rather play with the pro controller on my big TV than play it in handheld mode. So I find the quality of the screen kinda irrelevant.
- hbn 2y agoMe too, I usually upgrade to the latest and greatest with Nintendo systems (specifically if it's an improvement, the "new 3DS" but not like the 2DS for example) But I never bought an OLED because I couldn't justify it for the amount I play my Switch handheld (almost never)
- orloffm 2y agoI would pay extra 100$ for an LCD. OLED screens' PWM give me headaches. I'm using an iPhone SE because of that.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 2y agoGpt says it's possible to do DC dimming with OLED. It's just more expensive. I guess they wouldn't do that on a Switch if they're trying to cut costs though