Wednesday's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct confirmed that the console would be returning to an LCD screen, rather than using an OLED screen, and Nintendo has its reasoning. The news was disappointing to those who enjoy the OLED version of the original Switch, but the company explained why it made this shift in its hardware technology for Switch 2.
As reported by IGN, Tetsuya Sasaki of Nintendo's Technology Development Department said at a hardware-focused Q&A that there was "a lot of consideration" in the choice to go back to LCD. Sasaki claimed that there have been "a lot of advancements that have been made in LCD technology during development," leading to the decision to "stick to LCD." Sasaki did not clarify what these "advancements" are, but he emphasized that the Switch 2 screen supports HDR, which the Switch OLED screen does not.
While the screen choice for the Nintendo Switch 2 may be questionable to some, Nintendo appears to believe that LCD is the best route for the console. The Switch 2's LCD screen packs quite a punch compared to previous Switch models. It has a 7.9-inch-wide color gamut LCD screen that can output at 1080p (1920x1080), a rather hefty...
