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The Switch's screen is not 30hz. It's 60. It's a decent screen especially when you consider the whole device cost $300 in 2017. Do we really need 300+ PPI screens for portable gaming? Higher res screens at that size are IMO diminishing returns. Even Steam Deck is going with a 800p screen. I'm not paying $900 for a handheld console so why bother putting a 1080p or better screen the hardware will never be able to utilize except in the simplest of games?

In a phone or tablet where text is the focus and pentile OLED layouts are common the extra PPI is beneficial but for gaming? And when their OLED screen doesn't use pentile?

I'd rather pay less for fun games than more for games that aren't fun but look nice. Microsoft and Sony often forget about the "fun" aspect.



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