An Updated Nintendo Switch 2 Screen Has Reportedly Surfaced Online as Fans Hope for Ghosting Issue Fix — But This Isn't the OLED Upgrade We've Been Waiting For

Nintendo looks acceptable to update the Switch 2's screen, with fans hoping this caller show alleviates the console's alleged "ghosting" issues.

Rather than your Switch 2 packing up and ne'er communicating with you again, "ghosting" present refers to representation remnants concisely near down connected the console's display, causing a question blur-like effect. It's an contented reported by immoderate fans since Nintendo's newest console launched past year.

Officially, Nintendo is yet to denote immoderate update to the Switch 2's LCD display, though photos of a redesigned surface seemingly manufactured by tech institution Sharp person present popped up online. In a station connected Bluesky, Nintendo Patents Watch states that the caller sheet initially appeared connected a Chinese resale site.

Details suggest this show is the aforesaid 7.9" size arsenic the Switch 2 motorboat model, and erstwhile again a 1080p-capable LCD screen. So, to beryllium clear, this isn't the eagerly-anticipated OLED upgrade immoderate fans judge is inactive coming successful future.

Nintendo raised eyebrows erstwhile it failed to spell with an OLED show similar the 1 successful the astir caller Switch 1 exemplary for Switch 2, though defended its determination by pointing to its prime of LCD screen, which it said was of higher prime than the LCD successful Switch 1. (Opting for LCD implicit OLED volition besides person kept constituent costs down, astatine a clip that console prices are already skyrocketing.)

As Nintendo Patents Watch cautions, it's presently unclear erstwhile Switch 2 units with the caller surface incorporated volition deed store shelves, oregon however overmuch of a quality this caller show volition make. It besides remains to beryllium seen whether Nintendo volition telegraph this alteration publically oregon marque the alteration silently. Historically, console manufacturers person often swapped retired interior components with small fanfare unless there's a important alteration to the console's wide signifier factor, show oregon price.

One anticipation present is that this alteration is being made alongside different alterations to the Switch 2 plan required by EU authorities that demands consumers person entree to the console's interior artillery to alteration self-replacement.

The Nintendo Switch 2 conscionable ended its archetypal 12 months connected merchantability arsenic the 2nd fastest-selling hardware successful U.S. history, down lone Nintendo's ain Game Boy Advance. Globally, Nintendo has said Switch 2 is its fastest-selling hardware ever, boosted by peculiarly beardown income successful the company's homeland of Japan. However, it remains to beryllium seen however the console volition fare implicit the coming twelvemonth arsenic Nintendo has announced terms rises for Switch 2 consoles acceptable to footwear successful connected September 1 successful the U.S. and Europe, blaming "changes successful marketplace conditions."

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social