Yes. There's improvements everywhere on the handheld/porrable side. If that's how you play, fifty bucks is peanuts; there is now no better portable Switch experience. Full stop.The fact that the kick stand is a prime selling feature here should tell you all you need to know about the value of the offering.
You mean I can upgrade for $50 if I wanted to?Yes. There's improvements everywhere on the handheld/porrable side. If that's how you play, fifty bucks is peanuts; there is now no better portable Switch experience. Full stop.
Yes. There's improvements everywhere on the handheld/porrable side. If that's how you play, fifty bucks is peanuts; there is now no better portable Switch experience. Full stop.
Definitely not a myth. I don't think you could ever NOT scratch the Switch, no matter how careful you were.
This new dock seems better for that, but time will tell.
Haha dont worry im the same way, that was more for the normies.While I agree with you in principle...I still have all my old Switches lol. They're stacking up like cars in a junkyard. And whether or not you think it's worth 350 bones...other poster...it's entirely the consumer's decision. But your mileage may vary. I'm loving it so far.
When you're trying to be cheeky but are accidentally spitting factsThat's unfortunate. You should've waited next year when the Switch Pro releases.
That's unfortunate. You should've waited next year when the Switch Pro releases.
It's a upgrade, but if you already own a Switch it's not worth it.
It's a step up, but in the slightest way. Though I guess it just really depends on what you want and what you're interested in. I personally didn't see a point in going for it.
I have a Switch, both OLED and LCD Vitas and an OLED TV. It's a very slight upgrade. It's not worth selling/trading in my Switch for. In fact I never once complained about my Switch's LCD. It never was the issue. It looks good enough for a portable. It's the dated hardware that needs an upgrade and the joycons.All of you commenting like this, do you own a current gen/lcd switch and have actually had your hands on an oled switch to compare?
I have a Switch, both OLED and LCD Vitas and an OLED TV. It's a very slight upgrade. It's not worth selling/trading in my Switch for. In fact I never once complained about my Switch's LCD. It never was the issue. It looks good enough for a portable. It's the dated hardware that needs an upgrade and the joycons.
That’s what I meant about putting the thing in and out if the dock with the precision of a heart surgeon.I actually don't understand the whole switch scratching thing, myself an my kids have had 2 different switches in 2 different docks hundreds of times and no scratches. It's not that I don't believe it has happened to people, because it clearly has, but I don't get why if you just put it in straight. Maybe some docks where manufactured crooked.
His first sentence says he owns one...Wait, so you do or you don't have an oled switch? Sounds like you don't, and your just basing your comments on other stuff you own. This is conjecture, vs actual hands on use - you don't actually know how big of a difference it is. The value of said statements is greatly diminished.
There's plenty of videos and images out there that do enough justice for myself, and the ones that surely feel that way as well.All of you commenting like this, do you own a current gen/lcd switch and have actually had your hands on an oled switch to compare?
There's the hardcore Nintendo guys here claiming to be blown away. I think they're lying to themselves, honestly. I got mine and it is definitely just a minimal upgrade. For as much as I play Switch, it was worth it, but anyone making claims that say stuff like, "how did I ever play the old Switch? This is amazing!", are drinking dangerous quantities of Kool-Aid.I am honestly confused why anyone would expect to be blown away by the Switch OLED... unless they put a faulty lithium ion battery prone to detonation in it.
And their sales effect you, I, or any other gamers exactly how? What a ridiculous take on this. Their hardware is shit, I don’t cRe how much money they make. They may sell consoles to 10 ur olds but both Sony and MS are raking in software and services, but again, wtf cares about that? I want to play my game on modern hardware on my 4K OLED. They can buyBut 2 generations ahead in market share and sales. They ain't gonna change their path, the shareholders love it.
Exactly, they don’t care about tech, hence the OP entire point of this this thread. He’s not impressed. You brought up sales, which has zero to do with this thread.It's not a take, it's facts, nothing to do with my or your or anyone's opinions. The last time Nintendo cared about tech was the GC, which failed. Since then it's all about minimum cost and maximum profit.
If you do think it's better - do you think it's worth $90?I was shopping with my kids today and happened upon the last OLED Switch at Meijer. I have had the Switch since launch and decided why not upgrade.
I brought it home and watched a few youtube vids on it first to see how the setup process would be to transfer all my stuff, and I watched some unboxing vids as well.
In all the vids watched, they are gobsmacked by the screen. Just floored by the quality over the original's LCD. Boy, did I think I was in for a treat!!
When I finally turned it on and was going to transfer all my shit from OG to OLED, I just wasn't all that impressed. Granted, it defaults to auto-brightness, so once I got through setup, I turned that off and put the brightness up to around 85-90%.
It is for sure an improvement. The colors are saturated and there is an almost 3d quality to the image - 2D games seem to benefit most so far. I guess anyone with an OLED phone knows this look.
All that said, it's just not nearly enough for me to bother selling my OG unit, buying new peripherals, redownloading all 300 GB's of games I have.
I'm going to think it over for a day or so, but I am pretty sure I'm taking it back. I play almost exclusively handheld, so I was very excited for this, but if I had to quantify the upgrade, I would say it's a 20-25% improvement over the OG unit.
I am also considering getting my son a Switch for Xmas, so I could just give him my unit and call it a day. Who knows, I might change my mind - just expected my jaw to be on the floor based on what I was seeing on youtube.
True, it should have been how the Switch launched but for me it begrudgingly is what I would have wanted in my launch unit.I have a Switch, both OLED and LCD Vitas and an OLED TV. It's a very slight upgrade. It's not worth selling/trading in my Switch for. In fact I never once complained about my Switch's LCD. It never was the issue. It looks good enough for a portable. It's the dated hardware that needs an upgrade and the joycons.
I think it is better, and if this is a first time Switch buyer, I would for sure get the OLED.If you do think it's better - do you think it's worth $90?
Here is why I ask: If you live in the US right now and are a Pro member at GameStop, they will hand you $260 to put towards games and other future stuff. $220 without. That's a hell of a trade in deal for a system that's only $40 brand new. You can then KEEP the new one you do feel is a little better and get huge value on your old.
you have the actual box in front of you... and you decide to watch unboxing videos.I brought [my new Switch] home and [...] watched some unboxing vids.
Only because I'm waiting for screen protectors to arrive...you have the actual box in front of you... and you decide to watch unboxing videos.
I don't think they could get GP to work on this old tech. I'd be all over it if they did and/or could, though!Wait till they add gamepass and get much better games
Petition to add an internet browser so people can stream XCloud on the Switch.Wait till they add gamepass and get much better games
His first sentence says he owns one...
There's plenty of videos and images out there that do enough justice for myself, and the ones that surely feel that way as well.
It's why I said, "it just really depends on what you want and what you're interested in", for some the slightly increased size and OLED is more than enough. But not for me. Besides, I don't even use my Switch that often, especially in undocked mode.
My bad, reading I have "both" threw me off, lmao. Fortunately I can blame that on still waking up.Actually if you read it carefully, it says he has "a switch" and both versions of vita and an oldd tv like that somehow qualifies him as hands on the new oled switch.
Agreed, if mostly used in dock mode the arguement to buy oled if you already have one is mostly gone. I would say though 27% increase in size isn't slight in a mobile.
I upgraded from a launch Switch, and it's a tremendous upgrade over the original hardware.Still have 2 launch Switches (one for me and one of the wife). Not buying a new one until Nintendo unveils the Super Switch next year that will also have an OLED screen.
It's screen was inferior to this one. And Sony abandoned it's little bitch.btch plz PS vita had OLED long before and noone cares... its just screen .... notin else. ... its stupid
I upgraded from a launch Switch, and it's a tremendous upgrade over the original hardware.
Anecdotally, I'd say the biggest thing is that the battery life is probably double. Either from my launch Switch having a smaller battery (fact) or that it's just been used considerably over the last 4 years and has worn out. The battery life in the OLED seems to be on-par with the Switch v2 (Mariko, with the larger battery) which for me was just as cool of an upgrade as the larger OLED screen was.
The kickstand is also massively improved. It's a good bit of mobile gaming tech really.
This is a perfect example of YMMV. I'd hold off if that was my situation, too.My Switch is used docked 99.999% of the time. So I don't really have use for it yet. When they upgrade the hardware, I'll pre-order Day 1.