During a durability test, a YouTuber decided to find out what happens if you peel off the screen protector that comes on the Nintendo Switch 2.
Jerry, from the channel JerryRigEverything, usually posts videos like this on his channel with over 9 million subscribers. Recently, he uploaded a clip showing himself destroying a brand new Switch 2.
Among the tests, he decided to see what happens if you remove the console’s screen protector, an action expressly forbidden by Nintendo itself.
“So, it was forbidden by the Nintendo gods to remove the outer plastic layer over the screen of this Nintendo Switch 2,” Jerry explained.
“But, […] I’m going to do it. The Switch 2 might not survive, so, a preventative ‘F’ in the chat for my son,” he joked right before starting to peel off the protector.
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He described the process of removing the screen protector as extremely difficult to do, which is probably a good thing considering it serves to prevent small glass fragments from scattering everywhere if the screen breaks after an impact.
After removing the plastic, he was shocked by the interesting properties of the screen. “I’m very surprised to see my razor blade still scratching the surface beneath the plastic protector, even after it’s been removed,” he revealed.
He also suggested that “either the layer under the plastic is also plastic, or we’re just scratching what remains of the screen protector’s adhesive.”
After removing the protector, he was able to demonstrate just how durable the Switch 2’s screen really is: it took 50 hits with a metal tool for it to finally break.
“Only after 50 hits from my ridiculously thin pliers do we see that there really is a thin layer of glass on the surface,” Jerry said. And indeed, small fragments scattered everywhere, proving Nintendo’s warnings are correct.
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