If we could hope that the Nintendo Switch 2 would inherit the OLED screen technology found on the most recent model, the new console would ultimately have to make do with an LCD panel.
For several months now, different reports all seem to point to bad news for Nintendo’s next console, which we are currently calling Switch 2. As early as last summer, various media announced that the Nintendo Switch 2 should be satisfied with an LCD screenand it looks like this information is being confirmed as we get closer to launch.
Indeed, Hiroshi Hayase, an analyst at Omdia, a research firm, declared in Tokyo that Nintendo’s next device will be responsible for a doubling of shipments of so-called “amusement displays” in 2024. . Clear, These are LCD panels, not OLED. His research focuses on displays used for gaming and entertainment devices, and he bases his predictions on checks with companies in the supply chain.
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The Switch 2 should make do with an LCD screen
One of the suppliers for the new console is Sharp Corp, an Osaka-based company that makes LCD panels and other electronic components. The company, which is owned by Foxconn Technology Group, a Taiwanese contract manufacturer, also said last year that it was working in close collaboration with the manufacturer of a future console which was then at the research and development stage.
Everything today suggests that Nintendo will use an 8-inch LCD screen on its Nintendo Switch 2. It will therefore be a little larger than the 7-inch screen of the Nintendo Switch OLED, but will then offer less impressive contrast. Based on what we know from other leaks, it’s also likely that Nintendo will improve the definition at 1080pcompared to 720p currently. The screen would therefore be more detailed, but also more energy-consuming. What is certain is that such a change could well push some players to use the console mainly docked, rather than in nomadic mode.