We Tested the Switch 2 Display - Is It Really That Slow?

[Scorpus]

The Nintendo Switch 2's display has sparked some criticism for poor motion and questionable HDR. We ran our own tests to see how it stacks up, and found some surprising (and not so flattering) results.

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We Tested the Switch 2 Display - Is It Really That Slow?

 

[BbN48]

Trash hardware again. This is a big part of the reason why I didn't get one.

 

[dangh]

I am more and more happy with the rise of handheld pc we are seeing right now, so I have absolutely no use case to buy this switch 2 failure.

 

[Vulcanproject]

Screens are critical because for a device like this as many are using the display most of the time. It's all about profitability for Nintendo. Using an old 8nm process keeps costs down and yields up, but leads to poorer power consumption compared to say TSMC 5nm. That knocks on further inside the machine, like this screen issue potentially caused by lack of overdrive.

You could also be cynical and say Nintendo need to offer some mid life refresh worthy of the name. Everyone knows it'll be some kind of OLED and chipset shrink....

 

[gdavid65]

Yup, they're intentionally gimping this to increase the profit margin for the next 12 months, after which time they'll wait for the hardware costs to decrease. Soon as that happens, they can put those savings towards releasing an OLED version - whilst keeping or increasing that profit margin.

 

[VariableSpike]

Its Nintendo, so they know they can release something with poor hardware so long as it just about plays well because of the exclusive games, the later pokemon games ran like dogwater on the switch 1 and yet people still got one and it still sold tons, Nintendo's first party title pull is at the point where all the hardware department has to do is make a console without critical issues, not much else

 

[amghwk]

Nintendo is the Apple of consoles - Charging higher prices for lower specs.

But that doesn't stop the zombies from forming the queue and camping the night before release, outside the stores does it?

 

[Jim Lahey]

While hardware doesn’t need to be bleeding edge to have a great, immersive experience, this seems like a really big and intentional downgrade.

 

[ScottSoapbox]

For me, this just highlights how bad 60hz is even with a good monitor. 120hz is SOOO much better and should be the current standard.

 

[GhostLegion]

Nintendo is the Apple of consoles - Charging higher prices for lower specs.

But that doesn't stop the zombies from forming the queue and camping the night before release, outside the stores does it?

I’m hardly an Apple-Stan but there are areas where Apple destroys their competition. Feel free to dunk on them for shipping 60hz panels on their phones, it’s deserved. The SOC inside murders Android. You could just as easily point to the AppleTV4K, exceptionally expensive but is widely regarded as the premier streaming box both from a hardware and software perspective.

This switch though…Lordy, it really would be better to just buy a Steam Deck or other handheld console. It’s what I’m going to do for my wife anyways.