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Details of a new Nintendo Switch 2 model appear to have been shared on social media.
An updated model with an improved LCD screen is understood to have first appeared on a Chinese resale site. It's not the OLED upgrade many gamers have been hoping for.
As spotted by Nintendo Patents Watch on BlueSky, the account said: "A new model of Switch 2 LCD panel, most likely by Sharp, has surfaced on a Chinese resale site.
"Compared with the launch model from Innolux, the exposed circuit, connector and cables are significantly different, indicating an updated design - not merely a minor revision."
A new model of Switch 2 LCD panel, most likely by Sharp, has surfaced on a Chinese resale site (img 1). Compared with the launch model from Innolux (img 2), the exposed circuit, connector, and cables are significantly different (imgs 3-4), indicating an updated design—not merely a minor revision.1/
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— Nintendo Patents Watch (@ninpatentswatch.bsky.social) June 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Some gamers have raised issues about ghosting on current Switch 2 consoles and it's speculated this could help to alleviate that problem.
Ghosting is where a faint trail or a delayed duplicate of a moving object is noticeable, in other words making an object look as though it has a shadow or a ghost that isn't meant to be there.
This happens when a monitor is too slow to keep up with what's happening on screen.
It might also be related to the revised Switch 2 model that's releasing in the EU early next year so the console complies with new regulations that it must have a built-in battery that can easily be removed.
A Nintendo Switch 2 model with a new LCD screen has not been officially confirmed and remains speculation until anything official is announced.
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