I’m actually happy. I play my switch docked 99.9% of the time. I have brought it on exactly two trips on the six years I have owned it, and played it all of one time each trip in handheld mode. I wouldn’t want to pay extra for a feature I would never use. Even if it only saves me $50, that’s the price of a game right there.
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Purplexingg@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If this is real fuck you Nintendo, so bull shit for not just making it oled. There’s a $50 difference right now between the regular and oled variant which could 100% just be worked into the new switch pricing. You just know they’re releasing the oled model 1-3 years after launch so people buy again.
dandroid@dandroid.app 11 months ago
danc4498@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They probably have a lot of old LCD screens they need to get rid of.
Honestly, I saw that and was grateful that I won’t have the urge to buy it.
Captain_Ender@kbin.social 11 months ago
I'm probably in the minority, but I don't mind a cheaper LCD model. The only time I see my switch screen is when I'm moving it from my living room dock to my bedroom dock. The only time I really use portables is like 8+hr flights, literally sits hidden under my TV 24/7 rest of time so I don't really need it to have a fancy screen. As long as both models have the same dock performance, I'm fine with it.
Centillionaire@kbin.social 11 months ago
The people here really don’t understand Nintendo. They want the console to be as cheap as possible to get it to the most hands as possible and then make the real money on the games. Mom and dad see the price tag isn’t too bad and pull the trigger. Everything has a cost, including an OLED screen Vs LCD (presumably IPS).
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Maybe but not all that much. Among all consoles, Nintendo Switch is the only one whose hardware is profitable.
someguy3@lemmy.world 11 months ago
only one whose hardware is profitable
Really? Virtually all consoles aren’t, I expected the switch wasn’t. The Wii was, which really boosted their profits.
mayo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sales: 5.22 million standard Nintendo Switches, OLED 7.69 million units, 2 million Switch Lites. unit sales were down -21.3% year-on-year due to the global chip shortage, though the OLED Switch almost doubled its sales figures compared to the previous FY. (2023 - techspot)[techspot.com/…/97520-nintendo-switch-reaches-1225…]
I have a switch lite. It costs me $140CDN used (as opposed to $250-$300 for an OLED). No complaints. Just wish I could play games like RDR2, Ubisoft on it.
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Weren’t there rumors that they actually meant to release a new model years ago, but between the Pandemic and the Chip Shortage, they couldn’t get what they needed?
That said, with things like the GBA SP, the DSi and the New 3DS, it isn’t off-brand for Nintendo to release minor improvements along the way.
Chriszz@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m pretty fed up with Nintendo at this point not planning to buy a new console
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I bought a Steam Deck and it’s amazing. 10/10 would recommend. Never really play my Switch anymore.
Kichae@kbin.social 11 months ago
The Switch has a screen? I've never really noticed mine.
electrogamerman@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I mean definitely fuck Nintendo, but why would people fall for that?
curiousaur@reddthat.com 11 months ago
I’d bet money that the dev kits are just LCD, and there will be a huge revision between the dev kits and the finished product. Historically early dev kits look nothing like the actual console.
KoofNoof@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I have an OLED model and cringed when I saw it will have LCD. It will honestly probably feel like a downgrade for me.
I already mostly play in handheld just because the visuals look so much better compared to my TV
Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Then vote with your wallet. Don’t buy something for more money, which have inferior features to the last generation product. This is clearly a case of monetiseing exclusivity and FOMO to sell you something which was not designed to last.
PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Look for sales, an OLED tv is a life changer.
ClopClopMcFuckwad@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Todgerdickinson@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They are just being hyperbolic. Sir this is a Nintendos.
PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You obviously haven’t discovered 4k nature channels on an oled then, I keep it on while I work and then look up and see all kinds of beautiful scenery and it calms me. I’m being legit when I say it’s life changing. The reds and blacks are amazing.
JasSmith@kbin.social 11 months ago
I get you, but there is much value in learning to appreciate - truly appreciate - the smaller things in life. A good roast of coffee first thing on a cold winter's morning can be life changing, at least in its small part and moment. Many of us spend many hours with our televisions, and a great TV can also be life changing. I find life much more enjoyable when I appreciate the thousands of wonderful moments in between the traditionally "life changing" ones.
Anamana@feddit.de 11 months ago
Perfect time to buy the switch 1 OLED when it comes out
Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Why not get a Steam Deck and emulate Nintendo games instead? Along the thousands of games you play on Steam…
KoofNoof@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Too bulky for me
ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Switch emulators have weird stuttering, frame rate, and various issues. I should know I tried to emulate them. It was a mess. Also, a lot of people want a handheld with all the hassles of a PC. People like consoles because they’re simple. Hence why the switch has sold like 150 million, and the steam deck has sold like 1.5 million.
Anamana@feddit.de 11 months ago
Why buy a steam deck when you can emulate Nintendo games on your PC?