The Nintendo Switch 2’s screen just might be the toughest display on a gaming handheld to date. Popular durability tester JerryRigEverything recently put it through a brutal stress test involving 50 hits from metal pliers-and surprisingly, the device kept functioning almost to the very end.
In the now-viral video, the YouTuber first removes the console’s factory-installed plastic screen protector and begins hammering away at the exposed display. 
At hit 13, the Joy-Cons detach. By 27 hits, there’s still no major failure. It’s only after the 50th bash that the screen finally gives way-revealing a thin glass layer beneath the top coating that shatters into sharp shards. Even then, a quick reboot revived the Switch 2.
“Nintendo was right,” he says. “That top laminate layer is crucial. It keeps shattered glass contained. Don’t remove it.”
Specs-wise, the Switch 2 rocks a 7.9-inch 1080p edge-lit LCD panel with a 120Hz variable refresh rate (thanks to G-SYNC) and HDR support-though brightness is a limiting factor. Still, it’s a serious upgrade from its predecessor, and fans are eating it up: over 3.5 million units sold within four days, crushing the launch numbers of the original Switch.
Despite a few vocal critics claiming the screen is “susceptible to staples,” real-world abuse tests tell a different story. Sure, it’s not OLED, but this LCD might just survive a small apocalypse.
With extreme durability, improved refresh rate, and killer launch numbers, the Nintendo Switch 2 is here to stay-even if you drop it, punch it, or try to staple it to the wall. Just… don’t peel off that top layer.