Switch screen quality is "amazing"

[Insidb]

mutantsushi said:

Insidb said:

The 4K screens on mobile phones make me very concered about NS' prospects for longevity:
people are going to buy the phones they need and then have to choose between
a $10 4K game or a $300 sub-4K console without that game.

Except 4K games of moderate complexity aren't viable even with stronger mobile processors than Switch.
PCs barely handle modern games at 4K, a smart phone isn't going to handle even moderately complex ones.
Leveraging that also hinges on memory which would drive up costs and decrease battery life significantly.
That's why the Switch's 720p resolution doesn't matter, because it can't drive solid games higher than that.
Sure, simpler gamers might work at higher res, but it would mean upscaling for graphic showcase games.
They're better off with best 720p panel and APU they can manage, although the latter doesn't seem likely.

I agree there's a trade-offs, but I question how much and how much it matters to the mainstream audience. Aside from consumers burned by the early abandonment of the WiiU (people like me), I expect most WiiU owners to buy the NS. As I mentioned earlier, NBA 2K17 and CoD on new smartphones look amazing for mobile games and cost $7 each. Most people don't think about their phone purchase as an option, but consoles are usually considered more of a luxury item. Hell, the iPhone 7 A10 processor outstrips the perfomance of any MacBook Air that preceded it. Since Apple runs on a 6 month schedule and has already significantly exceeded most of the necessary benchmarks for high end mobile gaming, the NS might start or fall behind rapidly.