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Sliding the Switch in and out of the dock will inevitably scratch the screen
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Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Don't forget "Nintendo is a toy company!! Stop judging them by the competition!!1!"
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Psh if glass phones and shit broke on your carpet then I wanna know just how hard that is.
Upsell as much as possible.
friskykillface
Banned
Close..
Lol
The Vita is capacitive.
Less than a year after it coming out? Fat chance.
Ok. I don't understand your post then. Lol
RichiRamjag
Member
I've only used their protectors on my multiple vitas within the house. When it came time to sell, I took the protectors off and each one looked brand new.
Maintenance
Member
Of course Nintendo would cheapen out, they have been doing it for the whole Switch, why would it stop there.
And obviously, people are blaming the consumer in this thread about how "they are not using the product right". Hint, if you blame the consumer you're already wrong, and yes that means Apple fucked up too before any quotes.
And obviously, people are blaming the consumer in this thread about how "they are not using the product right". Hint, if you blame the consumer you're already wrong, and yes that means Apple fucked up too before any quotes.
MisterBrimstone
Member
So Vita also has a plastic screen?
Yes, why not?
Gorilla Glass is pretty difficult to scratch. My phone has survived keys
Camarasketch
Member
And??? What is the point? What is so bad about plastic? Is lighter and more durable. I don´t want the screen of my Switch to end up like 80% of the iphones I see around...totally shattered into pieces. PSP was plastic, Vita was plastic, 3DS was plastic......and now suddenly it is a deal breaker...I don´t get this, seriously...I wonder if next thing will be to complain about the fact that it is not carbon fiber or aluminium or whatever...
This is getting a bit out of hand. Feels like there is the need to find flaws in this piece of hardware just because now is fun and almost like a meme...
This is getting a bit out of hand. Feels like there is the need to find flaws in this piece of hardware just because now is fun and almost like a meme...
Spine_Ripper
Member
Literally nobody said any of those things. "Good thing I bought [X]" =/= "Good thing I bought [X], Nintendo did nothing wrong"
LmaoClose..
We're talking about scenarios WHERE IT WILL BREAK not on your plushy carpeted floor which last I checked that outside is asphalt and concrete and most other places is stone/tile
Okami Haundo
Member
lol @ people who think Nintendo will make a revision with a glass screen.
As for me personally, I just bought a screen protector and put it on ASAP. My phone's screen is glass and has some light scratching from going in and out of my pocket all day.
As for me personally, I just bought a screen protector and put it on ASAP. My phone's screen is glass and has some light scratching from going in and out of my pocket all day.
There isn't a single handled with something else than a plastic screen (as it should).
I hated the plastic screens on Vita, PSP and 3DS.
Guess we prefer different materials? ::shock and awe::
I mean I can see someone doing it for the clicks but I'm not going to accuse them of that. My guess would be that it happened outside the dock without them knowing and they saw it and assumed it was from the dock.
Until we know more of course
Where is the surprise here with the screen being plastic? This isn't because of cost reasons - it's an deliberate design decision. A revision won't suddenly have a glass screen. The dock scratching is not a deliberate design decision, though!
Yes and plastic is pretty difficult to break.
Gorilla Glass is pretty difficult to scratch. My phone has survived keys
Yes and plastic is pretty difficult to break.
Mohonky
Member
Sorry but if someone can't work out how to fit a system in that dock without the front of the screen sliding hard up against the front, then I don't know what to say.
I would have thought the obvious answer was to have some pressure toward the bottom and back against the rear of the dock, that way theres no pressure and no contact on the screen till it gets to the bottom where it just barely makes contact with the rubber there. That's how I've been putting the Switch in and removing it.
YES and most people are impressed with the Switch screen. Nintendo never said it was a glass screen.
An Open Letter to Stans:
Dear Stans,
Please don't continue to blame users for this stuff.
Please don't say "Of course that shit happens if you're careless"
or, "I don't ever watch Netflix on anything except an iPad so who cares"
or "Why would you want to play in a Hotel anyway?"
or "Most people will use it at home in the dock"
or "Nobody will ever use it in the dock anyway"
or "Bluetooth headphones are a nightmare anyway"
or "You already have ten devices that can do that."
or "Nobody plays for more than 2.5 hours at a stretch anyway"
or "would you treat a Faberge egg like that?"
or "friend codes are actually useful"
or "Why would you need a unique nickname?"
or "everyone using this also has a phone so no biggie"
etc.
Think all that stuff by all means. And if someone complains about something ludicrous, like, "I can't connect an eSATA drive to this," or "the screen should be 4K in mobile because the Pixel is" then go after them. But all the above are normal usage cases for normal people and it's actually OK if it's not perfect.
Every launch has a discovery period where flaws are noted and discussed. It's not a personal attack on you. And the Switch can still be awesome. I'm in Team All of the Above Affects my Usage Scenarios, but I am still looking forward to getting home and cracking it open (not literally lol).
Dear Stans,
Please don't continue to blame users for this stuff.
Please don't say "Of course that shit happens if you're careless"
or, "I don't ever watch Netflix on anything except an iPad so who cares"
or "Why would you want to play in a Hotel anyway?"
or "Most people will use it at home in the dock"
or "Nobody will ever use it in the dock anyway"
or "Bluetooth headphones are a nightmare anyway"
or "You already have ten devices that can do that."
or "Nobody plays for more than 2.5 hours at a stretch anyway"
or "would you treat a Faberge egg like that?"
or "friend codes are actually useful"
or "Why would you need a unique nickname?"
or "everyone using this also has a phone so no biggie"
etc.
Think all that stuff by all means. And if someone complains about something ludicrous, like, "I can't connect an eSATA drive to this," or "the screen should be 4K in mobile because the Pixel is" then go after them. But all the above are normal usage cases for normal people and it's actually OK if it's not perfect.
Every launch has a discovery period where flaws are noted and discussed. It's not a personal attack on you. And the Switch can still be awesome. I'm in Team All of the Above Affects my Usage Scenarios, but I am still looking forward to getting home and cracking it open (not literally lol).
Ocarina_117
Banned
Amfilm tempered glass or hori?
killatopak
Gold Member
I have a hard time believing it isn't because of cost reasons.
At the same time I could believe it's a design decision if they're really targeting kids.
I'm an adult though so it sucks for me.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
edit: lol thank you stinkles
how people can defend a design oversight is beyond me
I was pretty disappointed with this when I first touched my screen during the setup. Was expecting my finger to slide but it had that fresh plastic stickyness to it lol
:/
these design choices are so frustrating
how people can defend a design oversight is beyond me
I was pretty disappointed with this when I first touched my screen during the setup. Was expecting my finger to slide but it had that fresh plastic stickyness to it lol
:/
these design choices are so frustrating
I'm just saying, a single pic could have been intentionally forged to create a high-traffic article on launch day. This is the FIRST report we have heard of this, and no major gaming news site has reported it.
And I say again, they are using a referral link for a screen protector in their article.
And I say again, they are using a referral link for a screen protector in their article.
Why would anyone move to a place where there's slow internet?
Remember, just because I hate the material used over a screen, doesn't mean I hate the display behind it. I'm sure it looks great.
I just prefer the feel and aesthetic of glass.
Including some of the other benefits.
actually non of those are legitimate issues. There is a question whether the left Joy Con was patched, but the rest are not proven other than increase your tech website's view count.
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Thank you.
Seriously. Nintendo is not immune to criticism like Sony and MS were on launch day. Zelda is fucking amazing but stop making excuses for Nintendo. He's a big boy now, okay? He can handle this shit.
GloriousBagel
Banned
I don't see how the Switch's screen being plastic is an issue, also how would you scratch your screen with the dock? The dock looks like its molded into smooth plastic, it's not a fucking cheese grater lol
RandomExpletive
Member
I'll probably end up putting a screen protector on my switch anyway.
Better safe than sorry with a 6 year old roaming the house
Better safe than sorry with a 6 year old roaming the house
mindatlarge
Member
Nice catch. Smells even more like BS after you pointed that out.
Makes the most sense to me too.
I'd imagine the Switch doesn't wobble when it's inside the dock - not to that extent anyway. Would have left vertical markings for sure.
-------EHH I'm a dumbass, was looking at the picture the wrong way, they are vertical markings....not so sure now. A slight wobble when lifting it out could have made the scratches slightly more horizontal like they are.