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Nintendo Unveils New OLED Nintendo Switch, Coming In October | MMORPG.com
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Nintendo Unveils New OLED Nintendo Switch, Coming In October | MMORPG.com
After months of speculation, Nintendo finally pulled the veil off the Nintendo Switch upgrade. And while it's not the 4K Pro model many of the rumors speculated it would be, but will come with a new OLED screen, expanded internal storage as well as an updated dock.
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Mid gen upgrades muddy the waters, get rid of one of the selling points of consoles, and make them more directly comparable to PCs. And consoles should NOT want to be more directly comparable to PCs.
Yeah, but in the case of Nintendo their flagship title (BOTW) still runs 900p30, and the current switch is only $100 less than a PS5 (digital), and the new one will only be $50 cheaper. On top of the lower performance, the switch comes with less storage, and slower WiFi. So you're paying premium prices for the benefit of being able to carry a device that is basically my NVidia Shield tablet from 7 years ago that was only $200.
These old eyes don't see the difference between 900p30 and 4k60. I just know I have a gaming console with good games, a great pro controller, fast loading times, and the ability to sleep mode and quick resume whenever I want. It's convenient.
(Also, good fucking luck getting a PS5 at MSRP, digital or otherwise).
Fair enough, for me Nintendo doesn't have much in the way of exclusives that interest me. That said, I know there's plenty like you who love it based on the success of the brand.
If this new model was a more powerful Switch (which i do want) i would have had to buy it. Now i don't have to.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/nintendo_switch_has_been_the_us_best-selling_console_for_30_months_in_a_row
Imo its not even a real upgrade tbh. Specwise the only thing different is the type of screen used, nothing else has changed in the slightest.
Games certainly dont suddenly look like new as they still run at the same resolution, fps etc. etc.
Would say.. just wait it out another year or 2-3 :P
https://ashesofcreation.com/r/Y4U3PQCASUPJ5SED
*dons tin foil hat*
So, I still believe that the DLSS-enabled Switch Pro was the plan. However, as the year has gone on and the semiconductor shortage hasn't eased up, it became abundantly clear that Nintendo wasn't going to be able to acquire large stocks of a new SoC for a revision this year.
However, since they had already inked a deal with Samsung for OLEDs, they had to do something with them. Which is why I believe we have a, OLED Switch at all.
Another interesting thing is that Nvidia announced it was going to be cease X1 chip production this year. Seems like a weird play to use the rest of your chip stock pile maintaining a new, third SKU - at least under normal circumstances.
These things just feel bad because cheap Joycon replacement controllers aren't as available as those of other controllers. The pro controller is more durable, better, and has low cost options though.
I am sure their cash grab team were just chomping at the bit to release something because if they sell even 40 million it is a lot of money.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
You can't sell what people won't buy. Apparently those multiple millions of purchasers don't agree with your appraisal of what the Switch offers.
They sold 85million units....which makes it a crap item? If the thing is not for you then it is not for you. People like things, get over it.
I completely agree, Nintendo normally has a pretty tight grip on how things are on there platform and most of the games look good for what it is, which allows them to run like anything else. Not a big console gamer as I have a PC that does everything a console does if not more (besides some exclusives). However it is not portable so the switch is a great little device.
Unless you want a little bit more screen and a slightly crisper visual, It's not really for you or me or anyone else that owns a switch. This would be targeting the ones that did not have one and might want the slight upgrade.