It is said that a new Nintendo Switch is underway and could launch later this year, just in time for the holiday season. This is not the first time we’re heard of a new Nintendo Switch model, but a new report suggests that Nintendo may be looking at Samsung to offer larger OLED screens.
According to some people familiar with the matter, Samsung Display is expected to start mass-producing 720p 720p OLED panels by June. There is an initial monthly target of one million units, while the exhibits are expected to ship in July. The report comes from Bloomberg it also says that representatives of Nintendo and Samsung Display have so far not made an official statement.
The move to an OLED screen not only means increased brightness with improved colors and contrast, but the console should also offer a bit better battery life. It looks like Nintendo has been looking for rigid OLED panels for the new model, which will be cheaper but less flexible. This means that it will not be as impressive as the ones you see on high-end smartphones. It is also said that the new Nintendo Switch will now offer 4K resolution when connected to a TV. The current generation console can only enlarge up to 1080p. This can be a valuable addition to the Switch series, as it will match the newly released Xbox Series X, Series S and the Sony PlayStation 5. Since Nintendo relies on NVIDIA for the graphics hardware on the Switch, the possibility of new scaling based on AI, maybe even DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), is not denied.
The Nintendo Switch was one of the company’s most successful consoles. According to a report by Game industry, as of February 1, 2021, approximately 79.87 million Switch devices were shipped worldwide. The console is currently the company’s fifth best-selling machine behind the Nintendo DS (154 million), Nintendo Wii (101.6 million), the Game Boy (118.7 million), and the Game Boy Advance (81.5 million). ).