Should you buy a Nintendo Switch OLED in 2025?

Although Nintendo has finally revealed the Switch 2, questions remain about a release date and price. Potential Switch customers are budgeting their money and strategizing when to buy the flashy new console—or if 2025 is the time to buy the older OLED instead.

There are still gamers out there who have never bought a Switch and may want to hold out for the Switch 2 due to its confirmed backward compatibility. And then some just want a replacement or upgrade now, in which case an OLED seems in order.