I mean, when talking about battery life: the Switch 2 is shorter whilst the OLED has it last longer. The thing is, there are games I want to play that are exclusive to Switch 2 (like HW: Age of Imprisonment or DK Banaza), I do have a ToTK special edition OLED switch though. The only difference is performance (as it’s 1080p handheld supporting up to 4K at 120 fps).
They are increasing the console price worldwide, it’s ¥49,980 ($309 / 270€) as of now but later it’ll become ¥59,980 ($371 / 324€), so should I purchase it? Also the console will become $500 / 500€ (for now it remains at $450 / 470€) I’ve heard that a new variant is releasing in 2027 with a portable battery, even then is the console still worth purchasing?
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I think any console buy should be based on whether it has games that you want to play.
If there are games that you want, but not enough of them, you can always wait, these games aren’t going anywhere, and as a bonus you can get the EU battery variant, even if they don’t release OLED version anytime soon.
If you are sure you’ll want to buy one in next couple of years, even without OLED, and don’t care about the EU variant, then this might be a good time to buy one, before the price increases.
It all depends on your situation.
Don’t give Nintendo your money
I have my OLED switch and bought a NW2 for Pokopia, Winds/Waves, TOTK upgrade, and DK.
Nintendo makes the best AAA games and if they aren’t out now they will be. OoT is out this fall and that alone is worth the purchase.
My OLED will be a backup for the future. Great little device and who knows maybe it’ll be jailbroken someday like my 3DS.
If it has games you want, buy it. Otherwise the old one is fine.
No new Zelda -> no buy from me. OLED still works.
New Zelda + EU version with swappable battery = me buy.
I’m in the same boat as you, and I bought Switch 2 because prices are on the rise, and I didn’t want to invest heavily when the next Zelda game spawns (which most probably will be Switch 2 exclusive).
I bought Switch Oled exclusively for BOTW and TOTK, and I’m very happy with this decision. I live in BOTW, it’s a nice place just to travel around and enjoy.
How much is the Switch 2 in where you live?
429 EURO in the online shop where I bought it. You can perhaps get better deals in other shops, don’t know.
It’s even less in where I am: ¥49,980 (270€) but there’s a catch, as it’s the Japanese only version (the only thing different about it is that the language can’t be changed nor can foreign Nintendo accounts be signed in, as the account region has to be Japanese).
Do you mostly play in TV-mode or portable? In the latter case, I’d wait for an OLED version of the Switch 2 personally, as the current model has a screen that’s pretty mid and which will definitely feel like a downgrade from Switch OLED.
The new variant with a changeable battery is Europe-only, so if you’re located outside of Europe (or UAE/Oman/Saudi Arabia) you won’t be able to easily get it.
Funny. I think the Switch 2 display is a lot better than even the OLED Switch 1 one, at least when it’s not about displaying stark black content.
