Here's A Look At The Official Carry Case Releasing Alongside The Switch OLED

So thats what the bottom of the barrel looks like.

This should be included with the Switch OLED, not a separate purchase. Especially with the Switch OLED having nothing of value.

Ew, plastic screen protectors.

@Thatsalie what?

The internet may hate it, but it's still a day one but for me. Been with my Switch since day one, and it's had a wonderful life. This will be my upgrade until the real next gen arrives.

@Bl4ckb100d They are referring to milking the announcement for news.

Even though I think it is helpful in the long run for people who google specific stuff.

@Thatsalie no, that's your momma

It’s cool that it matches the new colors but I’ll stick with my Waterfield though.

“A cookie is just a cookie, but Newton’s are fruit and cake”

So… what does the case look like opened? Does it hold any game carts? Am I missing something?

@Tandy255 I have the one for the OG Switch, there are holders for five games inside. I assume this is the same.

@Wilforce It's not really an upgrade. Yes, it has an OLED screen, but the games still run at the same resolution, which is sub 720p for a lot of them. The screen is bigger, so the lower res will be even more noticeable too. They should've focused on fixing the Joy-Con IMO.

@Octane @Wilforce Yeah everyone seems to be ignoring it's the same pixels in a bigger area therefore a drop in fidelity will be there.

Switch Lite = 267 ppi
OG Switch = 237 ppi
Switch Oled = 221 ppi

So the new Switch has dropped in sharpness again. It's now almost exactly the ppi of the Vita. The Vita is nice and I love mine but the pixels are more noticeable than on my OG Switch or the excellent screen of the Lite. Maybe no one will care - but it is a downgrade. I expected them to put in a 1080p screen if they went to 7inches.

Also this is a bit heavier than the OG Switch - which is by far the heaviest portable I've ever owned. I wanted something lighter and definitely not heavier.

For these reasons, plus not really wowed by OLED having experienced it, I'm not really bothered about this. It's incremental at best.

@Orangezap89 Yo mamma would use that case as her one and only wardrobe.

Sorry I appreciate mamma jokes too much not too get involved.

Slick, I shall stupidly be buying this along with the white OLED Switch at Christmas.

Does it make it run at 8k and 120fps?

Even though it’s not a perfect fit, would one of the glass protectors that fit thr old model and go to the edge work decently on the OLED model? I have an unused one.

@brunojenso
The difference is minimal with it being a “retina display” at 16” versus 15” of the 6.2” Switch, you hold a smaller system like the Vita much closer to your eyes than these Switch models meaning that’s a bad comparison. If they sourced a quality OLED then it’s pixel response means in motion it will look sharper due to the absence of motion blur.

@SalvorHardin Sorry but that's mostly nonsense. Apples 'Retina Displays' have never been lower than around 264 ppi for any handheld devices. Only Apple laptops go as low as around 220ppi. I hold my Vita and my Switch at the same distance from my eyes. They are both the same category of device, and much smaller than something like an iPad so they definitely benefit from higher pixel density in the same way a phone does. The only thing you say that might be true is OLEDs 'looking' sharper due to less motion blur, but again based on personal direct experience of previous OLEDs this is the realm of legend.

I'm not saying this is a terrible display decision - but let's not pretend it is ideal either. It is a bit of a backward step - anyone who pretends different is drinking the cool-ade and burying their heads in the sand.

Consisering this is aimed firmly at people who play handheld and want to trade ppi for screen size, it's disappointing that it's not a bundled accessory.

@Bolt_Strike Well that is not 100% true!
Screen
Updated Ports
More internal storage

You actually get more for the value when looking how much game console manufactures want for a cable.

@Wilforce Same here. Had my switch since launch. And currently me and my little brother share our switch, so this will allow us to always keep the original model at home docked and take the oled for handheld play. Really excited for it.

Would Labo get updated with a scaled down mode for the OLED model?

I don't like soft body cases. If you put it in a backpack or suit case with something harder, like a textbook or laptop, it doesn't really do anymore than wrapping it up in an old t-shirt.

I bought a two cases for my Switch, one for just the Switch, it's hard body outside, so it holds its shape and protects its contents. And the inside is all nicely padded. And I bought a similar case large enough to fit the dock and pro-controller for longer trips, same general idea though.

It's largely because of those cases, that my day 1 Switch is still in almost new condition even after thousands of play hours and thousands of miles of travel - literally - I've brought it on trans-Pacific flights 3 times, taken it all over Japan and parts of the US.

@brunojenso @Octane PPI is generally a marketing ploy geared to push the consumer into thinking they'll notice the difference. Fact is that is you skip generations you'll notice a difference, but it doesn't diminish the usability. A 27" 1440p monitor has half the PPI of the new display, and a 65" tv has 1/3 the PPI. Additionally, I hold the Switch at a viewing distance that the difference in PPI is irrelevant to me.

@Wilforce ppi is the one thing that does matter - whether marketing push it or not.

@brunojenso PPI only matters when combined with the a useful viewing distance. With 20/20 vision at a distance of 2.5 feet, most people can see the individual pixels. It's not until you get to 3-4 feet that the pixels become unnoticeable. The difference in pixel density between the original and the OLED is negligible because you can see the pixels regardless. However, most people aren't LOOKING for the pixels, just like people weren't LOOKING for the outlines of characters in classic NES/SNES games - they were LOOKING for good gameplay.

At least the pricing isn't another dock situation. Or Joy-cons, or Pro controller.
I guess we should praise Iwata Nintendo isn't making us shell out as much as a game on a frigging carrying case.

@Wilforce Maybe your right from the point of view of the majority of people. However I work in print design and I've long known that if you don't want people to see jaggy edges you need 300dpi general or 240dpi minimum - otherwise the print will show pixelation (unless it's large format and viewed from several feet away). It's exactly the same for screens although I'm sure you'll say otherwise. So yes the general public may not care, but if you do care about tech as many on the site do including myself, then it matters.

I find it hilarious that the general pubic want 450pii screens on their phones which is totally unnecessary, but when it comes to game handheld people don't care when it goes sub 240ppi - when they actually should care because the image WILL be compromised.

@DropDash Nothing will ever match a Waterfield though, love mine.