Scott Stein/CNET An even better Switch display The OLED Nintendo Switch display is great, but still 720p. Whether Nintendo adds new types of buttons or controls, I'd like them to be sturdier and improved, and fix those triggers. I'd even say that an improved Joy-Con might be my most hoped-for feature on a next-gen Switch. I'd love a whole new type of Joy-Con, one that could still work with older Switch games.

And the Valve Steam Deck adds other inputs: haptic-enabled touchpads that I love having as an additional option, and rear paddle triggers. The Joy-Cons' haptic vibrations, while ahead of their time in 2017, now seem behind what the Xbox and PlayStation (and phones) can do, too. The Steam Deck's smooth analog triggers are the basic expectation of most gamers now, and Nintendo should join the rest of the pack. Also, their trigger buttons, which aren't analog, feel dated. In 2023, I can't stand how small they are. (The Switch OLED's Joy-Cons are meant to have subtly addressed the drift problem, but are otherwise the same as ever.) Many Joy-Cons end up with drift problems or worn-out buttons over time. Those little versatile Joy-Con controllers that slide onto the Switch are a brilliant idea… but they've aged awkwardly. The Switch controllers are still the same, six years later.

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