{"id":287422,"date":"2025-10-12T05:02:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T05:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/nintendo-switch-oled-5-features-we-still-need-in-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T05:02:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T05:02:49","slug":"nintendo-switch-oled-5-features-we-still-need-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-switch-oled-5-features-we-still-need-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch OLED: 5 Features We Still Need In 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/nintendo-switch-oled-5-features-we-still-need-in-2021.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"nintendo switch OLED\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span><span>The Nintendo Switch is one of my favorite consoles of all time. The handheld&#8217;s portability allows me to finish more games than I would if I had to sit in front of a television, and its expansive library of games has continuously delivered some of my favorite gaming moments ever. However, as a person who predominantly uses his Switch in handheld mode but also needs to capture gameplay footage, the device&#8217;s screen leaves much to be desired; and when compared to the screen on the Switch Lite, the regular Switch looks washed out.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><span>So as you can imagine, I was happy when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/07\/06\/nintendo-switch-oled-announced-with-vibrant-7-inch-screen-64gb-of-storage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nintendo announced an updated Switch SKU with an OLED screen<\/a> earlier last week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>This new Nintendo Switch OLED model boasts a 7-inch OLED screen, a refreshed dock with a LAN port, a more stable kickstand, an improved audio experience, and a bolstered internal storage capacity of 64 gigabytes. And no, to some of the internet&#8217;s dismay, this updated Switch will not support 4K resolutions while docked or even 1080p in handheld mode. But as someone who spends 95% of his time playing his Switch on the go \u2014 or just on the couch while watching Netflix \u2014 I&#8217;m more than okay with this incremental upgrade to the base Nintendo Switch, especially when considering its reasonable price increase of only $50.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><span>However, despite my overall excitement for the Nintendo Switch OLED, there&#8217;s still a lot of room for improvement. So, without further delay, here are the five features Nintendo still needs to implement to modernize their hybrid console.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/video-feature\/2021\/07\/14\/nintendo-switch-oled-5-features-we-still-need-in-2021\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed watching this video, be sure to subscribe to <a href=\"YouTube.com\/GameInformer\">our YouTube channel<\/a>. Are you looking forward to the Nintendo Switch OLED, or were you one of the folks disappointed by the lack of other features like 4K support? Be sure to leave a comment down below letting us know your thoughts on the upcoming handheld. Lastly, I&#8217;d love it if you told me what you thought about this video by <a href=\"Twitter.com\/itsVanAken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letting me know on Twitter.<\/a> Thanks for watching!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/video-feature\/2021\/07\/14\/nintendo-switch-oled-5-features-we-still-need-in-2021\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nintendo Switch is one of my favorite consoles of all time. The handheld&#8217;s portability allows me to finish more games than I would if I had to sit in front of a television, and its expansive library of games has continuously delivered some of my favorite gaming moments ever. However, as a person who predominantly uses his Switch in handheld mode but also needs to capture gameplay footage, the device&#8217;s screen leaves much to be desired; and when compared to the screen on the Switch Lite, the regular Switch looks washed out.\u00a0So as you can imagine, I was happy when Nintendo announced an updated Switch SKU with an OLED screen earlier last week. 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