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That's not the issue. Issue is that voice chat only comes from phone app. Not in system.
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So this is how Nintendo expects us to use headsets and voice chat on Switch
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That's not the issue. Issue is that voice chat only comes from phone app. Not in system.
ghostwritingduck
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Who sits 30 feet from their tv? Still, even being docked at 8 feet away would mean annoying wires stretched all over the place. I'm not a big voice chat person, but not having a solid option for people who want it is frustrating.
Haunted
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Yeah i don't see why it's not possible to do it directly using the switch.
But anyway, i only would use this for talking to people who i know.
What would be a lot of a improvement overall , is that they could use the mobile device to see your friends who are online and is playing at that moment without the need of starting up your switch. Much much better for me. Also imaging if you could type message using our phone while your friend is playing on the switch and is able to view those messages from you. It would make it all more connected.
I do fine the smartphone implementation the best add on for internet gaming related to consoles.. If they would make those functionalities possible.
That doesn't mean that it should be optional...
But anyway, i only would use this for talking to people who i know.
What would be a lot of a improvement overall , is that they could use the mobile device to see your friends who are online and is playing at that moment without the need of starting up your switch. Much much better for me. Also imaging if you could type message using our phone while your friend is playing on the switch and is able to view those messages from you. It would make it all more connected.
I do fine the smartphone implementation the best add on for internet gaming related to consoles.. If they would make those functionalities possible.
That doesn't mean that it should be optional...
SliceSabre
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Then they shouldn't provide voice chat at all, hell they shouldn't even let you play other people online then if they're so worried about that kinda stuff.
Seriously don't try these mental gymnastic to defend a shitty way of handling voice chat.
iKnackwurst
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Hori would not design a headphone like this if the switch did voice chat on the system itself man.
Enter The 36 Chambers
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Wow that's fucking silly.
It's not like voice chat has been a console standard for almost 13 years now....
Why is this so convoluted exactly?
It's not like voice chat has been a console standard for almost 13 years now....
Why is this so convoluted exactly?
Vampirolol
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This is the most Nintendo decision ever made. They had direct voice chat from the controller on fucking Wii U, now they have the dumbest and clunkyest thing ever made.
Why can't we plug that damn thing in the damn Switch? Why.
Why can't we plug that damn thing in the damn Switch? Why.
4Gamer has a better look at the headset itself, the adapter, and the box: http://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999902/20170531151/
Also includes tech specs for the headset itself.
Also includes tech specs for the headset itself.
Have you playing online on Xbox before ? Because I don't want my chat with friends coming though the speakers, just the game sound. That's the whole point of a headset. Which is why I said this is unworkable
Straight up embarrassing.
So you can balance the audio and hear both better rather than hearing muffled TV audio because you're wearing headphones.
Surely it's pretty easy to understand why it's better to be able to hear both the game and the chat than not.
So you can balance the audio and hear both better rather than hearing muffled TV audio because you're wearing headphones.
Surely it's pretty easy to understand why it's better to be able to hear both the game and the chat than not.
Zeouterlimits
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It's impressively poor.
It's exactly what I expected.
It's exactly what I expected.
Parental controls are a thing and outsourcing voice chat into a smartphone app (a device most 6 year olds own nowadays) isn't stopping them from being called awful things
Devilgunman
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Stop with this bs. Kids have been receiving dicks through other media/console why should Nintendo care?
They're just incompetent in incorporating a function as basic as voice chat in their console.
I don't use voice chat anyway...so it's a non-issue for me...
...but if I did I'd be screwed IF this is the only method. My house is one big mobile deadzone so I couldn't use it even if I wanted to.
I think a mobile app for voice chat is great... but only if it's an additional option and not the only option.
Hopefully things will be cleared up at E3 in this regard.
...but if I did I'd be screwed IF this is the only method. My house is one big mobile deadzone so I couldn't use it even if I wanted to.
I think a mobile app for voice chat is great... but only if it's an additional option and not the only option.
Hopefully things will be cleared up at E3 in this regard.
Toadthemushroom
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Thing is, this will probably sell like hotcakes as it's a replica of an in-game Splatoon 2 headset.
tkscz
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While I don't defend the phone app being used for voice chat, there are bluetooth head sets I can use on my phone if I have to do it that way.
Not sure why HORI didn't make these BT for the phone and wired to the Switch.
Charles Brandon
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What if I want to have my TV muted (which I always do at nighttime) and listen to the audio through headphones? This is such a mess and it's so unnecessary.
Bigboss242
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Damn sucks for iPhone 7 users like myself what a mess.
SolarMystic
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Nintendo online gaming dead before it started. Can't believe they want us to put up with that bullshit in 2017.
The voice chat app will still be published by Nintendo, so I really don't see much of a difference. Parents will still get mad at Nintendo all the same if their kids get abused by people using Nintendo's chat app.
The Last One
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It's a fucking tablet. It should have had a built-in mic .
Why even have an app? With this adapter you could simply make an confernce call and hear the gameaudio at the same time. Anything shown, would be possible right now. Nintendo really wants money for this "feature" ... i don't get, why they make this so complictated ...
Bluetooth headphones and in-game voice-chat. Bame, end of story!
Bluetooth headphones and in-game voice-chat. Bame, end of story!
not being able to plug into the switch directly doesn't make much sense, but the phone hookup seems to me to be a way to create internet gameplay on the go. like with a lot of things, this feels geared more towards japan.
I could just put my in ears to my phone to voice chat, and then put my headphones over them like I Die with Splatoon 1. No further purchases necessary and it worked like ä charm.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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It's honestly quite a novel solution to dealing with two simultaneous audio feeds outputting from two seperate devices.
People thought you'd have to wear two headsets at the same time :lol
People thought you'd have to wear two headsets at the same time :lol
Kain-Nosgoth
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from now on, let's call them NintendOVFEFE
No, this is some dumb shit. "Just use discord" would have been a more acceptable response than, "pay us another 30-50 dollars for this shitty set up."
You don't seem to get what people are upset about. The HORI headset is a solid product to address Nintendos shitty implementation.
Nintendo has been vague about exactly how the mobile app would work with regards to in game sound, and there were plenty of hopefuls. The existence of the HORI product is the first proof we have of how poorly Nintendo has tackled voice chat.
Charles Brandon
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LOL I agree with the sentiment here but most six year olds do not own smart phones
TheSkullPrince
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I fucking love my Switch, but this is just goddamn ridiculous LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
I mean I'll be just using Discord as always for voice chat but man shame about them even investing in running voice chat servers if this is how you're supposed to access it.
This is a joke, right?
This is a joke, right?
Don't be so entitled, you obviously can just wear two headphones at the same time. ;P
SmokedMeat
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The good news is Switch provides the option for the player to use a landline without the need for a headset. Player choice is what matters.
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