We don’t know what the subsequent model of the Switch can be, however as handheld consoles proceed to develop in measurement, it’s a secure guess that Nintendo will transfer past the OLED Switch’s seven-inch display. Hardware hacker Pavlo Khmel determined to not anticipate Nintendo to embiggen the Switch and took issues into their very own palms with a 12.5-inch upgrade that’s nonetheless transportable—technically.

This is definitely Khmel’s second try to supersize the Switch’s display whereas retaining the {hardware} transportable, however their original custom dock had some limitations. It solely labored with the unique Switch, not the upgraded OLED mannequin which is 2.5-millimeters longer, it had no built-in audio system, and it might solely accommodate Nintendo’s official Joy-Con controllers.

Version two addresses all of these points and is constructed round a 12.5-inch full HD LCD show harvested from a useless Dell XPS 12 laptop computer purchased for reasonable on eBay. Not solely is the bigger show simpler on the eyes, however because it’s related to the OLED Switch by way of an official Nintendo dock on the again (that’s been minimize right down to make this construct as slim as attainable) video games play at 1080P on the 12.5-inch display, as an alternative of the restricted 720P decision with the Switch in its native handheld mode.

A large battery pack built-in right into a 3D-printed physique that brings all the customized parts collectively presents a surprisingly respectable 5 hours of gameplay away from an influence outlet, even with third-party Joy-Con controllers connected that don’t have a battery of their very own, and a pair of stereo audio system blasting out the entrance. Despite technically being transportable, it’s not essentially a setup you’d need to convey with you as a distraction throughout your every day commute. But to be used across the residence, it’s a really polished improve that improves an already stable and widespread console.