As we all expected, someSwitch 2owners are already totally ignoringNintendo’s recent firm warnings and choosing to remove the console’s film layer. Spoiler alert, Nintendo was right all along.
After years of rumours, speculation, and leaks,last week finally gave us what we’d all been waiting for - the Nintendo Switch 2. As the sales numbers have already proven,the Switch 2 has gotten over its high-priced teething issues and stock shortages, and seems to be a hit with most players. That seemingly isn’t stopping some from messing with the console, however.
Despite entirely staying out of the console’s surprising amount of discourse, Nintendo was vocal about how to carefully use the Switch 2 before it launched.One of the main warnings it issued was about the handheld’s seemingly innocuous film layer, which Nintendo made sure everyone knew not to remove. Well, it seems some people missed the memo.
Listen To Nintendo - Don’t Peel That Film Layer Off Your Switch 2
It Might Look Like Nothing Happens, But It’s More Helpful Than You Think
As pointed out by ResetEra user Red Kong XIX, YouTube channel JerryRigEverything recently shared a video where hepurposefully ignored Nintendo’s advice and removed the film layer from the Switch 2. The process is very painful to watch for anyone who owns the console and is currently treating it tenderly, but it’s an interesting watch to see what happens.
Well, to be specific, whatdoesn’thappen… at first. Removing the Switch 2’s film layer seemingly requires a ton of strength and effort (and a knife in JerryRigEverything’s case), but nothing immediately seems to be wrong with the Switch 2 once it’s been taken off. Of course, we didn’t expect it to be instantly bricked or anything, but it’s a little anticlimactic to begin with.
JerryRigEverything’s video at least makes it very clear that the film layer isn’t going to come off on its own. That’s one less thing to be worried about, I guess.
Nintendo’s warnings are eventually proven true in the video, though,as JerryRigEverything finds out that the Switch 2’s screen does indeed shatter into dangerous piecesafter being hit with a big pair of pliers 50 times. It seems the Switch 2 is very durable, but in the event of it being damaged, that glass is going to go everywhere and need the film layer to keep things safe.
To be fair,this is exactly what Nintendo said would happen when it issued the warning about the film layer. Nintendo specifically warned that the film layer was to prevent glass from going everywhere in case anything was damaged. It seems that’s going to take a lot of effort to achieve, but you definitely want to keep that film layer on, no matter how tempting it might be.
