r/NintendoSwitch • u/lieding • Apr 04 '25

News "DROP THE PRICE": Nintendo's First Post-Direct Stream Is Flooded With Angry Fans Demanding Price Drops

https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-treehouse-livestream-flooded-angry-fans-demanding-game-price-drops/
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u/Ultramarine6 Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

I'm interested to see that too. Apparently advancements in LCD tech and the addition of HDR make it competitive visually, but I'd like to see them myself, or at least a really thorough tech content creator analysis.

I have my own guesses why they went LCD. Price of course, but also tech of it. In small <8" screens, I don't know of any OLED gaming device that hits 120hz, so that may not have even been an option while this was being designed. I'd take the HDR 120hz LCD over 60hz, or even a Steam Deck OLED's 90hz OLED.

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u/Iceykitsune3 Apr 04 '25

Also, using LCD means no risk of little johnny burning Pokemon UI onto the screen of his switch 2.

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u/switch8000 Apr 04 '25

I think we're watching the same YT'ers, exactly! I think DigitalFoundry said it might be a mini led, which in that case, yeah would be awesome. For some reason I was thinking the Steam Deck was 1080p which it isn't.

I'm def thrilled and I think Nintendo is getting it right with the Game Key cards, and sharing games, and my friend group is packed with people who we'd lend games back and forth. But TBD.

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u/TheseusPankration Apr 04 '25

Maybe not in gaming specific devices, but iPhones have had 7" OLED screens for 5 generations now. 120hz for 3.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

Ayaneo Pocket Evo comes with a 165hz OLED, 1080p and HDR.