If the Nintendo Switch OLED is made with a magnesium alloy instead of plastic, then it might be able to run the Tegra Mariko CPU & GPU at full clock speeds. There is already more venting in the new dock. Nintendo is not yet releasing a next generation, Switch 2. However, the Switch OLED could have provided extra performance over the standard Switch, without compromising any compatibility with existing games, by simply running cooler hardware.
Overclocking existing Switches shows that existing games are able to run in higher resolutions, with higher framerates, and or with more graphical features enabled. Therefore, building the Switch OLED with magnesium alloy and focusing the design on improving the cooling of the hardware would allow the console to run existing games with better performance. However, it would also allow new games to take advantage of the faster clock speeds while still allowing those new games to run on the original Switch with lower performance. This is an upgrade that would not alienate the current userbase.
An example of how this worked for Nintendo in the past is with the New 3DS. There were many games that were enhanced if played on a New 3DS vs the original 3DS. However, they were still playable on the original 3DS. The same can be done for the Switch OLED and the original Switch. There do not have to be exclusive games for the Switch OLED, only enhanced ones. Both new and existing games can become enhanced for the Switch OLED.
If only Nintendo had built the Switch OLED with a focus on heat management and improving the cooling of the hardware, then we could still have games with enhanced performance, despite not having a Switch 2 yet.
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