Nintendo Switch 2 Reportedly Has A "Very Poor" LCD Display, With No Real HDR & Elevated Blacks

The Nintendo Switch 2 is now available, and early reports suggest that the console/handheld hybrid has a "very poor" LCD display.

[Neonridr]

every person who has held one said the screen looked really good. So take this for what it is I guess.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

I own an original Switch. The screen looks and feels cheap when compared to many phones and tablets. Overall the Switch 1 felt cheaply made in terms of build quality when compared to competing consoles. Thus, I wouldn’t be shocked if the Switch 2 looks and feels cheaply made when held or seen in person.

[Neonridr]

many phones and tablets that cost like $1500? You mean my LG OLED has a better screen than my Switch OLED?

you don't say.. please tell me more.

[andy85]

@neon in fairness it doesn't have to be expensive to have a quality screen. The portal screen is fantastic and its $200

[Neonridr]

@andy85 - and it's LCD with no HDR, no VRR, and no 120Hz support.

[andy85]

I'd rather it actually look great than any of those. 60 to 120hz is negligible and im a PC gamer. Always ramp up visuals and lock at 60. and HDR in a poor quality screen never looks good. VRR I'll give you, but given the graphical quality of switch games and the power of the console (with DLSS) to run those simplistic visuals. I doubt many will be dropping below 60 anyway so VRR is just a small bonus.

[Fishy Fingers]

"60 to 120hz is negligible"

Immediate bro doesn't know.....

[Mr Logic]

@Neonridr

And? The Switch 2 is also LCD in case you forgot. HDR is useless unless the screen is actually capable. Go ahead and play a game on an HDR 400 display and tell me how much the colors pop. (They aren't, you're supposed to turn off HDR)

[Neonridr]

@andy85 - I don't think I've ever heard an avid PC gamer say 60 to 120 is negligible.

[KyRo]

Neon we live in a time where you can get a whole budget phone for less than £200 and it have an 120hz OLED display brand new. Look at Xiaomi for example. It's greed as usual with Nintendo.

[babadivad]

That's why I never got one. When I held it in my hands, it just felt like a cheap toy at a premium price.

[fr0sty]

"@andy85 - I don't think I've ever heard an avid PC gamer say 60 to 120 is negligible."

Because they have to justify that extra $ spent somehow... it's placebo. They are noticing the faster pixel response time of these monitors, not the extra frames.

It's just like the whole 120fp tiktok craze, they're just 60fps videos at a high bitrate with a ton of fast motion on them, which you can tell by downloading the videos and running mediainfo on them. But people swear they are 120fps...

[andy85]

@Fishy Fingers I do though. I have a 360hz monitor (only because it's OLED and that hz came with it was standard, and yes I've ran games at 240+ too.). Unless you're a competitive gamer 120hz or more is practically pointless. Its 'slightly' smoother. I'd rather lose that small difference and have the games looking much better. I can have full RT/ultra graphics at 1440 or lose the RT and drop the settings and resolution to have it at 120 fps. It's not even a choice.

[andy85]

@neon because they're justifying spending thousands on a PC. The difference is small, I prefer visuals. 60 fps is very very playable and for me personally I dont need to ramp the frame rate up and lose a lot visually. I'm not a professional gamer, thats who needs that.

[RaidenBlack]

"60 to 120 is negligible" .... the discussion should've ended there
(medical condition causing perception issue might get an exception)

[darthv72]

Just got mine this morning... first thing i did (after updating) was uncheck the auto brightness option. It looked dim to me with it on. unchecking it, and leaving it at the default brightness (I think is 70%) it was much more crisp and vibrant. i did a comparison of fast racing fusion in the 2 with fast RMX on the 1 and the 2 was much sharper and more colorful... and my SW1 is an OLED.

[repsahj]

Excited to get mine! But sadly Nintendo SEA decided to release switch 2 on June 26th! 20 days more to go!!

[Neonridr]

jealous.. mine should be here at some point today.. was out for delivery at 8am which means it'll show up at my door at like 3pm. Good ol Purolator XD

[Jin_Sakai]

Clickbait articles. I just got mine and the display looks great. It supports HDR, 120fps, and VRR. I had the OLED model before and I’m happy with Switch 2 display. It’s plenty bright and colorful.

[Neonridr]

mine is transferring data from my OLED model now.

[rob-GP]

How is it clickbait when it's just repeating what a specalist said? He has the tools, experience and knowledge of HDR as he professionally tests displays all the time. Regardless of if you disagree with him or not, the screen has a max brightness of around 400-450 nits, which is a lot less than modern phones. Basically, it's 'fake' HDR in portable mode as it can't get bright enough.

Even in docked mode, most games aren't outputting HDR correctly

[Profchaos]

@rob I get why they limit it if you had your phone on max brightness all the time your battery would be shocking you only use that max brightness on very specific scenario's and auto brightness always brings it back down

[Grilla]

It’s not clickbait, he just has higher standards. It looks good compared to Switch 1 cuz that screen was garbage.

[RaidenBlack]

@rob, dude ... just wanna say 450nits aint bad, especially for a portable LCD.
dont compare to modern phones, coz those have mostly gone OLED route and has been the most crucial component of that industry that advances at break neck speed.
I agree Switch 2 should've shipped with OLED but 450nits is still acceptable ... and then again its easy to speculate, they'll ship a Lite and an OLED model later.

[RedDevils]

Just use your current OLED switch and compare with the 2, obviously the OLED have better brightness and in the dark.

[thorstein]

It's no surprise, this author has been lying about video games for years. He gets his clickbait stories posted here and attacks people who report them for lying, clickbait, and other nonsense.

He's a clown.

[RedDevils]

Is not even Switch 1.5. Wait isn't this the same guy that talk shit everything Sony while on the other hands praise everything Nintendo?

[Cacabunga]

I was going to wait until an oled model. Also to see if it will just be a remaster box

[repsahj]

There's something wrong with you if you're thinking about checking the black levels when you buy a Switch 2. We've seen how great the games running on handheld and TV screens, why do you need to check if the HDR levels are at maximum? If the game is beautiful enough to your eyes, who needs if the HDR is performing at peak performance?

[gold_drake]

ud think that it works if its advertised, thats why

[RhinoGamer88]

No OLED for this mega high price?! MIYAMOTO!!!

[mandf]

Where are the reviews from websites

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Nobody got an advanced console before launch for review.

[RedDevils]

Go check Retro Game Corp he do better in depth review without bias.

[Phoenix029]

Can't, got no snacks

[jznrpg]

Screens don’t need to be as high quality for smaller sizes to look good. All games look better on my big screen OLED compared to my PS Portal but it should since I paid almost 3k for it. 200$ Portal looks pretty damn good. I haven’t used Switch 2 yet so I can’t speak on that but I’m sure it’s good enough.
I’m going to wait for a revision OLED model, not only because of the screen but more for a larger library of games I’m interested in. I myself don’t play Donkey Kong Mario Pokémon etc so the games I want to play take longer to build up. I may get one for my children before myself but I want to see if they lower their prices on games over time first. 80$ is a pass for me

[LoveSpuds]

What on earth are you waiting to play if you aren't interested in Mario, Kong or Pokemon 😃

[Rd89]

Maybe a new RPG from Monolith Soft or a new Xeno game..

[CrimsonWing69]

I mean, you get what you paid for… well, except for the $80 games. Those are the same as most of the $60 on Switch 1, but Y’know what I’m saying.

[1nsomniac]

Picked mine up this morning. The screen compares really, really well to my switch OLED. The console itself isnt perfect but there’s nothing really to complain about the screen.

[gold_drake]

its more abysmal that nintendo didn't allow reviews before launch

[andy85]

That's odd. The screen in the portal is very nice and its $200

[rob-GP]

Yeah, but the Portal doesn't claim to be HDR enabled. The guy isn't that disappointed with the screen in general, it's more he's not happy with the 'HDR' claim as it only hits 400-450nits - this is technically HDR, but it's right at the lowest specs (you really need 1,000+ nits to truly see the benefits of HDR)

[Duke19]

I mean, there is a reason why LCD has been dropped for nicer tech. Ill save my $500 for the OLED model

[Azurite]

Docked 24/7.

[Profchaos]

I have a console and it's far from poor it's not OLED but the screen looks great and I'm happy with it

[Retro1986]

This article is written by a person who didnt get their hands on a switch 2 on launch day 😅
Screen i great!

[PRIMORDUS]

We all know the Switch 2 OLED will be coming.

[TheGamersDojo]

Might be worth waiting for an OLED model. Knowing Nintendo though, this console will also never see a price drop, and the OLED model will be $600 or more.

[babadivad]

Switch 2 is overpriced dogshit. Respectfully.

[Destiny1080]

they will release an oled model at some point and charge an extra 100 bucks for it

[sean1987]

Mines docked 24/7 if I had the option to buy a switch 2 without the screen I would have.

[cbuc1125]

You are disappointed because you are not a kid. The kids will love it and don't what an OLED is.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Recently sold my Switch OLED and game collection for a Steam Deck OLED. Now I have no interest in playing on anything but the Steam Deck OLED.

[repsahj]

The PS Portal and Switch 2 both have great LCDs. Test results are meaningless to me because the actual performance is pretty good.

[bigfish]

Got my switch 2 today, great so far and looking forwards to some great games this gen !

[hiawa23]

Been playing mine all day in portable and dock mode. Absolutely love what Nintendo did here.

[anast]

Yeah, it's not good. And you have to give them your phone number to use GameChat.

[Soy]

Stupid. No it's not OLED but it's very good for an LCD.

[TrueStoryGuy]

Another example of the Tech YouTube community being completely braindead when it comes to consumers. We don't want a $999 Switch 2. Give me the cheap screen. Go fuck yourselves.

[Flenter]

O ohhh

[Phoenix029]

I wonder if this was supposed to have OLED in its Switch Pro guise but when they delayed and changed their plans they decided to do what they did before and sell the OLED version later. They know we all double dip.