Nintendo Switch OLED model

[NeoSneth]

I'm going to hold off until I hear of internal improvements. An OLED is nice, but i don't need a second switch with zero internal improvements.

The LAN port was actually a very frequent request from competitive gamers. Not that im into the shoryuken scene, but those people will be first in line for this dock.

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

It's 399,99 € here xD

https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_switch-oled-modell-neon-rot-neon-blau-nintendo-switch-konsolen-2749171.html

 

[Taiso]

I'm going to hold off until I hear of internal improvements. An OLED is nice, but i don't need a second switch with zero internal improvements.

The LAN port was actually a very frequent request from competitive gamers. Not that im into the shoryuken scene, but those people will be first in line for this dock.

This.

 

[Dr Shroom]

It's 399,99 € here xD

https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_switch-oled-modell-neon-rot-neon-blau-nintendo-switch-konsolen-2749171.html

lol so is the digital version of the PS5.

I'm going to hold off until I hear of internal improvements. An OLED is nice, but i don't need a second switch with zero internal improvements.

The LAN port was actually a very frequent request from competitive gamers. Not that im into the shoryuken scene, but those people will be first in line for this dock.

USB adapters exist. Hori makes good ones, had one for years.

 

[NeoSneth]

New dock will be available separately, so that's cool. Probably $$$ for what it is.

I just looked closer at the Wider kickstand. The USB C port is still on the bottom of the console making it impossible to play while charging without a 3rd party stand. I can 3D print these if people are dying for one....

 

[Raph4]

Interesting news..

Nintendo refuses to say if the OLED Switch fixes Joy-Con drift

The company seemingly hasn’t fixed this big problem.

www.theverge.com

 

[fake]

Interesting news..

Nintendo refuses to say if the OLED Switch fixes Joy-Con drift

The company seemingly hasn’t fixed this big problem.

www.theverge.com

That's a "no."

 

[fake]

Also, maybe I'm lazy as fuck, but I would have really liked to have two cartridge slots on the Switch. That way I'd be able to *switch* from a shmup / short session length game to an RPG / long session length game without having to by swapping stuff out.

 

[ChuChu Flamingo]

Remember when the PS3 was supposed to have dual gigabit ethernet? Lol what the fuck for and the same goes for ethernet on this dock in 2021.

Wi-fi does have shitty ping compared to Ethernet due to being half duplex. It isn't about the speed.

I wonder if this Ethernet port on the dock will keep the switch in standby mode and slightly warm. Most switch usb-ethernet adapters seem to do that.

 

[NeoSneth]

Physical is on it's way out, so you are the unfortunate minority @fakeXsound

I wonder if they didn't address joycon drift because of the class action that's ongoing. A redesign might admit it is a known issue.

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

Just a heads up:

Look up if you still own a hackable original Switch (HAC-001) and check the serial number here:

Getting Started - NH Switch Guide

nh-server.github.io

You can sell it and buy a new OLED Switch for it, at least here in Germany. That's probably a good option if you don't care about homebrew and you prefer playing in handheld mode.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Seems like a shitty trade imo.

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

Won't sell or trade mine as well but you can still get the same money you spent in 2017.

 

[Dr Shroom]

Eh, probably not with mine. The rubber on the stand is almost gone and there's a small crack on the upper right side of the back.

 

[Hattori Hanzo]

Mine looks like new but I never play in handheld mode.

 

[100proof]

I'm going to hold off until I hear of internal improvements. An OLED is nice, but i don't need a second switch with zero internal improvements.

The LAN port was actually a very frequent request from competitive gamers. Not that im into the shoryuken scene, but those people will be first in line for this dock.

Not having an ethernet port on a gaming device in 2017 is peak "we'd rather save 30 cents per machine than meet a grown adult's baseline expectations for hardware" Nintendo.

I'm sure most folks already know but I didn't see anyone mention it... there are no hardware differences other than the screen and the ethernet port.

 

[CORY]

Not having an ethernet port on a gaming device in 2017 is peak "we'd rather save 30 cents per machine than meet a grown adult's baseline expectations for hardware" Nintendo.

What's even worse is that the Switch has one of the worst wifi range I've ever seen. Even that was too much to ask.

 

[fake]

What's even worse is that the Switch has one of the worst wifi range I've ever seen. Even that was too much to ask.

I'm still not sure if mine is broken or they all just fucking suck. Even one room away from my router, I don't get a full signal, whether on standard or 5G.

 

[Dr Shroom]

No, they really suck. There's a rather thin wall between my router and the room where the TV and the switch is, maybe 5-6 meter in distance, I'm lucky to get two bars on my Switch using WiFi, most of the times it's one bar, sometimes it can't connect at all.

I usually just use a wired connection via USB adaptor.

 

[NeoSneth]

I couldn't do LAN even if I wanted.

 

[lithy]

Well, I bought one but I can't give you any impressions since the kids bday is mid-Nov, so it won't get opened until then.

Haven't had a Switch before except for the one I found in the woods that crapped out after a month, so while the few quality of life improvements may be a bit trivial if you're upgrading, they made sense to me as a starting point.

Kind of expect it will be largely used docked for now but we will see. The screen does look like a nice improvement in side by sides.

Now, what games should I buy? Have Smash Bros from the woods Switch, kid will get Mario Kart and maybe some $20 Lego game, I think I'll probably buy the new Metroid for now and leave it at that.

 

[fake]

Zelda and Mario Odyssey are musts, IMO.

 

[lithy]

I've had a bad habit since Ocarina of Time, of getting maybe a third of the way through 3D Zelda's and then just stopping.

Maybe I'd finish Link's Awakening?

 

[Ajax]

Link's Awakening was really awesome. I liked that one quite a bit. It felt like they really tried to stay true to the GB original.

Breath of the Wild could have been a totally different IP, it's so unlike Zelda. It was a little too overwhelming for me to enjoy it. I know I'm in the minority on this one.