Overview

• Hardware Unboxed and Monitor Unboxed measured average response times of 33 ms on the Switch 2’s 7.9-inch IPS LCD, nearly 50 percent slower than the original Switch’s 21 ms panel.
• Chinese reviewer Chimolog recorded pixel response times ranging from 8.9 ms to 27.5 ms with an average of 17.1 ms, still lagging behind typical gaming monitors that average around 6 ms.
• The display omits overdrive technology—which uses higher voltages to speed up pixel transitions—likely to preserve the console’s sub-20 Wh battery capacity.
• Nintendo sold a record 3.5 million Switch 2 units in its first four days despite widespread reports of motion blur in 60 Hz gameplay.
• Experts suggest that a future firmware update enabling overdrive or an unconfirmed OLED revision could address the smearing and blurring issues.