[pytlicek]

I find myself in a bit of a quandary over the upcoming Nintendo Switch release slated for this fall. Having navigated my way from the Switch Lite to the standard Switch, and now being confronted with the OLED model, I can't help but feel a sense of continuity, rather than any groundbreaking advancement. I revel in the games, no doubt about it, but the purported 'improvements' haven't sparked any significant eureka moments for me. Each upgrade has cost me an additional 100-150 euros, yet the experience, albeit slightly enhanced, doesn't seem to justify the price tag. I'm left questioning, is the elusive "it's better" worth it? What are your thoughts, fellow gamers?

[bzzzt]

Depends on what you expect. I've got an almost launch day original Switch and have played dozens of games on it and feel I'm still getting my money's worth. The Lite and OLED models are just slight variations on the same machine so why would you expect groundbreaking advancements?

A Switch won't play 100Gb+ AAA titles, but everytime I see video's from 'next gen' games I still see 'uncanny valley' effects and about the same gameplay. While it could look better, Mario Kart with realistic water reflections and raytraced shadows still would be Mario Kart (and probably no longer run on a portable console).

[Tactician_mark]

The difference between standard and OLED wasn't enough for me to upgrade. In general, I think console revisions are better as a first purchase than as an upgrade - the nicer screen or bigger battery helps sell people on the slower processors and limited future software support of a console that first released a few years ago.

[footlose_3815]

The OLED version had the stick drift too, I had to return it.

My expectations for this new model are zero. Nintendo hardware sucks nowadays.

[bzzzt]

All mainstream console controllers experience more or less stick drift. Nintendo still replaces Joy-cons (even out of warranty) for free in the EU.