It is looking increasingly likely that Nintendo will launch an upgraded Switch console soon. We’ve known for a long while that Nintendo is looking to release a new Switch with an OLED display – now, the manufacturer of those OLED displays may have outed themselves.
Universal Display Corp, a supplier of displays for device makers like Nintendo, recently held a Q1 investors call. As pointed out by Spawn Wave, in that call, the company’s CEO, Steven V. Abramson, said “Nintendo has selected an OLED screen for the new Switch Pro due to OLED benefits of higher contrast and faster response times”.
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Switch Pro Gets Namechecked by a Major OLED Screen Manufacturer May 10, 2021 16:44 EDT
Will we finally hear something about the “Switch Pro” soon? Rumors about an upgraded Switch model have been circulating for what feels like years at this point, with the most recent leaks indicating the new system will feature 4K resolution when docked and a 7-inch Samsung OLED screen. Of course, Nintendo has yet to confirm any of this, but a major OLED screen manufacturer may have let the cat out of the bag.
Universal Display Corp. manufactures and licenses OLED tech for a wide variety of companies, including Samsung, and the company’s most recent earnings report namechecks the Switch Pro (thanks to folks at Spawn Wave for spotting this).