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So this is how Nintendo expects us to use headsets and voice chat on Switch
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SomedayTheFire
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We know. It does not make sense as every other console that has ever had voice chat did not need this bullshit. There will be no wireless as there is no wireless on the switch. Bluetooth headphones don't work.
PS4 / XB1 all sound can come through from the one output.
Hahahahahaahahahaha
jts
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Oh wow, the controller's cables are only 0.5 m long. Good luck playing when docked.
Would need a second cable for both use cases regardless. If they shipped with a 10ft cable for docked it wouldn't be nice to use in portable mode.
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They should allow you to use the switch's speakers while docked.
DeuceGamer
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So what's the point of using the Nintendo App instead of Skype or any number of other options?
Because it would make the headset cost even more, require batteries on the adapter, and still not have the benefit of being wireless like BT is supposed to be? That seems like a really bad suggestion. This is the most elegant and cost effective solution for consumers.
iKnackwurst
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But then you could just use any other app like discord or a standard phone call to do your voice chat. With a setup like this there is no advantage if you use the Nintendo App. Might as well stay on discord and talk to your non Nintendo friends too. And by using bluetooth headphones you'd have to play game audio through the speakers.
Well there it is. The delusion of Nintendo fans.
killatopak
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WHAT THE FUCK.
Oh hey look at all the expensive peripherals we have. I know what to do! More expensive peripherals.
Oh hey look at all the expensive peripherals we have. I know what to do! More expensive peripherals.
tkscz
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Except only you and a few other people have said that. Most people are saying Nintendo made the headphones. I don't defend the head phones, but HORI has BT products. If I have to voice chat over the phone (I'll probably be chatting over PC) then why not make them BT for the phone and have a wire to the Switch? At least make them easier to work with.
I mean, I actually didn't plan to use the Nintendo app and was planning to continue using Steam or Xfire. And I said have a wire that still plugs into the Switch. Yes it would be expensive, but more convenient.
I laughed so hard when I just saw this on twitter. Everybody pushing for wireless data, audio, charging etc and then we got something like this.
But I mean, enjoy your headphone jack folks. You get to use three in one sitting!
E: I just thought about people who want to do voice chat when playing on their TVs. omg
But I mean, enjoy your headphone jack folks. You get to use three in one sitting!
E: I just thought about people who want to do voice chat when playing on their TVs. omg
Mr.Deadshot
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Missed opportunity. They could have added another piece for additional 30 or so.
they forgot about iPhone 7
Remember all the talk by Reggie of avoiding "clunky gamer headsets" on Switch? Well, this is just ridiculous.
Was just posted on Twitter by Hori: https://twitter.com/HORI__OFFICIAL/status/870203353707429888
We will need to plug the headset both to the phone and the console to be able to listen to other people and the game and the same time.
Seriously, what is Nintendo thinking?
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Honestly most of us will just resort to Discord again.
Starlightmuse
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So wait, the solution for using headphones with the switch docked is not using headphones?
Man, you're a genious!
TheSkullPrince
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Can that thing predict the weather or measure seismic activity LMAO
RadioJoNES64
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If you're forced to use your phone why not just use the discord app.
BS? Really? If Nintendo wants to protect their customers or especially kids of receiving dicks than it's their right to try it!
They made a console where you cannot plug a headset directly into it without the need for a third party app running on a fucking phone.
There is a reason this third party headset has to work this way - because Nintendo designed voice chat to work this way.
finally!
iKnackwurst
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Yeah, if it only works like this with no extra features on the system it might as well just not exist.
It's just taking two audio sources and outputting them as one, you could plug it into pretty much anything. It's a neat solution to a problem that has no reason to exist.
SomedayTheFire
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Because the switch does not have voice chat.
KingHippo1967
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I find it hilarious how people happily played with voice chat on Xbox 360 games for years with the headset only outputting chat audio.
Now it's happening on a Nintendo system (albeit through a phone) and people are losing their minds.
Once again, this adaptor is a third-party accessory for those on the move who want both chat and in-game audio (presumably without annoying people nearby).
If you're playing at home you use the phone app for voice chat in the headset, and just use the normal TV audio for the game. It's just like we did for nearly a decade on Xbox 360, except you're plugging into a phone instead of a controller.
It's not ideal but I think there's a lot of over-reaction going on here. Some people are acting as if Aonuma just kicked their baby square in the face.
Now it's happening on a Nintendo system (albeit through a phone) and people are losing their minds.
Once again, this adaptor is a third-party accessory for those on the move who want both chat and in-game audio (presumably without annoying people nearby).
If you're playing at home you use the phone app for voice chat in the headset, and just use the normal TV audio for the game. It's just like we did for nearly a decade on Xbox 360, except you're plugging into a phone instead of a controller.
It's not ideal but I think there's a lot of over-reaction going on here. Some people are acting as if Aonuma just kicked their baby square in the face.
Spukc
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Shifty
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Fuck me.
I feel like they might possibly, maybe just maybe, have overthought this. Doesn't the DS4 allow for two-way audio via the controller's headset jack?
The sheer unbridled convenience of being able to connect with your buddies using Friend Codes.
I feel like they might possibly, maybe just maybe, have overthought this. Doesn't the DS4 allow for two-way audio via the controller's headset jack?
The sheer unbridled convenience of being able to connect with your buddies using Friend Codes.
This is vomit inducing, such a regressive expectation that allows Nintendo to pull this kind of stuff
Wow this is completely stupid no one could defen...
Convenience if we're speaking why people generally use voice chat on consoles, however that doesn't appear to apply here.
Quite a few close friends use headphones when gaming on their TV. For some it's sound quality and immersion, others it's so they can avoid bothering housemates / roommates.
The thing is... We are not in 2006 anymore.
Yeah, and watch the Nintendo app be a half baked piece of shit just to confirm that's exactly what they want you to do
Oh cool so I can use discord.yay!
Oh wow, the controller's cables are only 0.5 m long. Good luck playing when docked.
With such a short cable, where do I put my phone? Stick it to the back of the Switch? It doesn't look long enough to but it in your pocket or wherever (Depending on how you're holding/using the Switch)
It's one response. In general I'm pretty proud of this thread (assuming at least some people here are Nintendo fans). The blind forgiveness is at a minimum
SomedayTheFire
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Rest of your post is complete nonsense as you're brushing over this point.
SinCityAssassin
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Ha haaaaaa, that's pretty dumb
It's almost like the 360's original headset was the reason headsets that let you mix game and chat audio became popular or something. Weird.
This is pretty much the setup folks used 15 years ago when many PS2 games didnt have voice chat so you had use Ventrillo on a PC.
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