Nintendo Switch, which became an organic EL, just like Pro with only the screen

Even if it is not PRO, this is enough.

An organic EL model has been born on Nintendo Switch.Even though it's not a rumored PRO model, many people are moved on a beautiful and larger screen?GIZMODO's Andrew Liszewski reporter has reviewed whether everyone needs to buy a new one, so please see below!

It is a standard that new hardware will be released after the life cycle of the game console.Game Boy Advanced, Nintendo DS, 3DS, and so on for decades.While Nintendo Switch is also the fifth year, the Pro version is still rumored, and at this time, the "Nintendo Switch (OLED EL model)" (hereinafter, organic EL Switch) was dropped because of the feeling of year -end business warfare.I have.But even if it's not completely overhaul, it's a nice upgrade for people who play on the Switch itself.

We've been playing Nintendo's portable game consoles for many years, and know that this company is not so much for the cutting -edge display technology.It was hard to see the first Game Boy display, and the DS dual screen seemed to be about three generations before the glitter screen of PlayStation Portable.It was a pity that both the first Switch and Switch lite were LCD panels, so I'm glad that Switch with OLED has finally arrived.No matter what the next generation Switch is, it will be an OLED display.As the player has seen the difference in the display, you should not be able to go back.

Nintendo Switch (organic EL model)

What is this?: Nintendo Switch, which has a big and beautiful 7 -inch organic EL display, with a kick stand that makes you want to use it properly (unlike before)

Price: $ 350 (Japan in Japan: 37,980 yen)

Favorite place: OLED just has a "professional" feeling and new kick stand

I don't like it: The screen resolution is 720p and the roughness is noticeable, so the drift problem of joycon has not been solved.

What a beautiful screen

Now you can still buy the first Nintendo Switch (strictly 2nd generation), the price is $ 300 and $ 50 (about 5,000 yen in Japan) than the OLED model.OLED Switch has some reasons to justify it, but after all it is most convinced of this beautiful screen.

The 7 -inch organic EL screen is 6 of the first Switch.It is larger than the 2 -inch LCD screen, but the black bezel around the screen is much thinner.The body size of the first Switch and OLED SWITCH is almost the same, and only the screen has become larger, so the screen looks relatively larger.

I get used to the big screen, but even if I play various games that I have been playing for a few years, the beauty of organic EL is still caught up.As you know, the merit of the OLED display is in a bright color, bright white, and protruding contrast, but it feels magical when you look at it on Nintendo's portable game consoles.Probably my brain was unknowingly learned not to expect image quality from Nintendo game consoles, but I am delighted with this upgrade.

If you like a moody game that seems to be hiding in the shadow, you can immediately enjoy the merit of an organic EL that makes the dark part completely black and blends into a black bezel.But the reason why I feel like a Christmas morning every time I launch OLED Switch is this deep color vividness.It looks richer and more attractive than before the shortcut on the home screen, and it looks like a completely different game for a colorful game like "Super Mario Odyssey".Mario's red costume is attacked by the feeling of burning into the iris.At the same time, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for myself, but the first Switch may not be useless, but the difference between the new and old Switch is so clear.

What has not changed from the previous one is that the resolution of the body display remains 720p, so it is lower than the smartphone game.In order to make this a 1,080p, you probably have to increase the processing capacity of the contents, and the battery life is not a heart.However, as in the first generation, it can be output in 1080p in the dock mode.In the next generation model, this point is expected.

Kick stand that doesn't seem to have been taken

I often say that the first Switch kick stand is like an essay I wrote when I was a student.In other words, it feels like you've put together just before the deadline.But I still got "acceptable", but I feel like the first Switch kick stand will pass the last minute.

I don't rely on the first Switch kick stand, there is only one angle to be supported, but I think it was so poor that it could be called "function".I used it once when I opened the Switch box four years ago, but I thought it would be scary to leave a $ 300 game console in such a plastic plastic, and then inserted the microSD card.I didn't touch it.

Switch Organic EL kick stands are completely redesigned and very wonderful.It is a very solid style that is a stand full of the body, and its hinge is used in Microsoft Surface.

So, this kick stand can support the main unit at almost any angle, and can change the angle to about 150 degrees.At last, Switch said from the beginning, "Remove any Joycon and play with friends" has become possible in the really sense.

The redesigned hinge has changed the direction of the microSD card slot 90 degrees.Although it does not change functionally, it seems that you can inadvertently insert your finger under the card trying to put out the kick stand.

The dock is also new

OLED Switch has a combination of neon blue and red joycon + gray dock, but I think white joycon is more suitable for organic EL.This is also white.

The dock is almost the same as the first generation, and if you put the main unit here, the contents will be displayed on the display via HDMI.However, the major changes are that the dock corner is rounded and that the back around the port is more fulfilling and easier to use.

The back of the new dock is not a lid that opens and closes with hinge like the first Switch, but a panel that can be removed.It was a bit difficult to open depending on how you put the dock so far, but this has become easier to access USB-C, HDMI, and Ethernet Port added this time.It may be a nice upgrade for those who do not go smoothly Wi-Fi connection.However, it is probably not a matter of Wi-Fi that the time to download a Switch game from an online store is probably not a matter of Wi-Fi, so even if you connect to a wired, it seems that it will not improve it.

There is a little change in the state where the back panel is attached.The opening to pass through the cable of the back panel was larger than before, making it easier to connect.I forcibly removed the lid of the first Switch dock long ago, but it wasn't only me who felt this stress that there was such a design change.

Other upgrades

Switch Organic EL models have more detailed improvements.That alone is not a reason to buy a new one, but it's still nice.

The power supply and volume button at the top of the switch itself are slightly longer than before, making it easier to identify and easy to use.The built -in storage has doubled from 32GB to 64GB, and you can feel the merit of 5,000 yen higher.The battery is the same as the 2019 version of Switch, and it is said that it has 4 to 9 hours depending on the game content and the brightness of the screen, but OLED is much more energy efficient than the liquid crystal, so it is 4 to 9 hours longer.It is expected that it will be.

It is a joycon drift that became a problem with the first Switch, but it is very disappointing because there is no information that it corresponds to this case with an organic EL model.It would be tough if the problem that could not be solved in the predecessor would come out of products that seem to recur.

Is it worth buying a new one?

If you are satisfied with the Switch or Switch Lite you have now, you don't want to buy a new game console for nearly 40,000 yen, you don't have to buy an organic EL Switch.The same is true for people who can only play via dock like me.Game play, frame rate, and other graphics performance do not change even if they are used on a large TV screen, even if they are organic EL Switch.

But if Switch is the ultimate portable game console, or who plays in mostly on hand, OLED Switch will seem like a completely new device.Both "Zelda Musou" and "Super Mario Odyssey" are fresh, and you will want to explore the world again so that you want to take a walk after the rain.I don't think it's disappointing to buy a new game console (even if you can't wait for Analogue Pocket! Even if you're a person).

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