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Phil Hayton

The OG Switch has one massive advantage over the Switch 2, and it'll let you extend your screen using this cheap portable monitor

Original Nintendo Switch with Zelda Skyward Sword Joy-Con connected to KYY portable monitor with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gameplay on screen.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is better than the original in every way. At least, that's the case if you stick to using standard TVs and monitors. Thanks to the dock compatibility issues I won't shut up about, external screen connectivity is extremely limited. That hurts when you consider how transformative hooking up the OG console to a portable monitor is, particularly when it comes to sharing multiplayer sessions on a big screen with minimal effort.

If you aren't looking to buy a Switch 2 right now, you could instead grab a KYY K3 portable monitor at Amazon for $69.99. Doing so will let you hook the OG Switch up with a single cable and play Mario Kart on a bigger screen. Sure, you could use the gaming handheld itself as a display using its kickstand, but the 15.6-inch panel will let you kick back with a controller or make split-screen multiplayer more viable.

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