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• 819Yoshi
• Tue 18th Aug 2026

819Yoshi

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• Bolt_Strike
• Tue 18th Aug 2026

No way in hell it happens in 2027. Maybe in the 2030s, but not 2027. If we're getting any Switch 2 revision in 2027, it's probably Switch 2 Lite.

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• WaveBoy
• Tue 18th Aug 2026

WaveBoy

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• 819Yoshi
• Tue 18th Aug 2026

@Bolt_Strike I mean it makes since for it to release in 2031 because switch light was released 2 years after the v1 model and switch OLED was released after 2 years of the switch light

819Yoshi

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• AdmiralBribery
• Tue 18th Aug 2026

No.

Look how long the rumours were active for Switch Pro and it still took a couple years for Switch OLED to be released. Let alone Switch 2 which was stockpiled for years.

I think there would be more rumblings if it was planned for next year. Besides, Switch OLED had more perks, like additional storage, a dock with an Ethernet port, a better stand etc. I think Switch 2 OLED / Pro would benefit from some other adjustments.

• New node for the SoC would be ideal for better battery life but that’s a huge stretch in today’s AI world where every node is locked in with NVIDIA / Apple and only getting more and more expensive.
• No one is making an ~8” OLED yet but Samsung said “they could”.
• More storage would be nice but storage pricing is insanely unstable. The potential is there but I think it’s more likely in 2030 at this rate.
• An updated dock that can support VRR

Switch 2 will be around for a long while. Likely Nintendo’s longest supported gen if you consider all the different factors and market conditions. A premium SKU next year would just feel rushed (and VERY expensive) in the grand scheme.

Believe me, I would love an OLED screen but Nintendo can wait.

AdmiralBribery

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• ElRoberico
• Tue 18th Aug 2026

Can we ban stuff like this from being discussed here? It's always a random person asking about a 2 OLED and specifically mentions a second screen and 3DS backwards compatibility.

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• metaphysician
• Tue 18th Aug 2026

TLDR: No.

Even before tariffs and trade wars and AI bubbles drove component prices into the stratosphere, Nintendo was already struggling to keep the price of the Switch 2 reasonable. There was never a chance they'd reengineer the Switch 2 to use an expensive OLED screen until such time as they could bring the cost down generally. . . and all the above price spike factors mean that this may never happen within the lifetime of the console.

And no, they aren't going to add a separate OLED model rather than replacing the existing screen. Engineering a new SKU also costs money, and if they were going to do so there are many things they'd do long before swapping the screen. For every customer where an OLED screen is a meaningful selling point, there are far more people who'd want either a smaller device or bigger battery life.

metaphysician

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• Atomic77
• Wed 19th Aug 2026

First of all the Switch 2 should have never happened. The Switch 1 OLED is still good enough yet.

Atomic77
Nintendo Switch OLED Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Edition Gamer