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Let's call it what it is: blog spam. Probably falling under the low effort rule.

Don't you see. The Switch 2 may have an LCD or an OLED screen! It also may, or may not, have backwards compatibility with the first Switch! It also may, or may not, release in 2024!

How can anyone not be potentially excited about these things that may, or may not, be true!

What's worse is that the title states this as fact when the original article claims it's rumors from close sources, we don't actually know when it's coming or if dev kits are widely available.

SEO centric content farms are a cancer on the internet and on information in general. We have the capability of democratically crowd sourcing the absolute best quality information out there, and make it available to anyone in the blink of an eye.

Instead we have an army of bots lazily rehashing half-content found on forums and reposting it as misconstrued fact, while battling with other bots for the top third of google's increasingly godforsaken, ad-ridden search results page. All so us poor sods can be interested in something, search for it, and be consistently disappointed in the results we get back while our data is sold to people who will actively work to make the situation worse.

It's truly a sad thing to behold.

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

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.

Ideally though, they would launch both on the same day at different price points.

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.

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.

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.

I’m pretty fed up with Nintendo at this point not planning to buy a new console

Exactly. It’s like when you start an RPG game where you choose how many points to put into each category. If Nintendo has $300 and puts most into CPU/GPU and not as much into screen, then I’m gonna be super happy. People forget that when the OLED switch came out, the other components were cheaper to buy, making room in the budget for the OLED screen.

When components for the Switch 2 get discounted for Nintendo to buy, then they will add an OLED screen.

I heard that they've named it the "SwitchCube Advance SP 3DS"

Steam Deck exists people. Basically replaced my Switch for everything not first party exclusive

Yay, rebuying all my indie games I could have gotten on Steam for half of the price just to keep playing on the go. Because that's what they'll make us do

This is what the SteamDeck (or ASUS ROG Ally) is for my friend 😊

Hey now, 70 is what we pay for 720p games. 4k is gonna cost you a bit more.

Don't worry. Nintendo always keep up with the latest gaming trends. It just takes them an extra decade to get there...

They're hanging on to that old business model that's served them well over the years, and I presume still does. BotW was a launch title, over 6 years old, and it's still full price even now. Even emulation being possible while the platform is still current doesn't put them off.

Guess they'll rethink it when it stops working.

The Switch was announced in October and released in March and it was plenty of time for hype. A console with this many sales didn't need a year of hype, I think that long of a wait would do the opposite actually.

Pretty sure EU regulations allow for batteries that are internal, but reasonably user-replaceable. The Switch’s battery is one of those.

I'll rather pay once that 10 bucks a month for the next 36 months. I also like still having the game in 15 years, after the servers have been shut down, and when i wouldnt pay a monthly fee