E3 2017: Nintendo Talks About Switch’s Clunky Voice Chat Solution
One of the more puzzling and odd announcements from Nintendo about the
The interviewer suggested that using a smartphone for voice chat could feel cumbersome, but Fils-Aime said what we’ve seen so far is just one example of how voice chat will work. “What you’ve seen is the execution by one particular supplier,” he said. “That is not going to be the only solution.”
In every case, you will need a smartphone to use voice chat on Nintendo Switch, Fils-Aime confirmed. “It’s going to require a mobile device and be delivered by an app,” he said.
The Kotaku interview touches on a number of other interesting topics–read it here.
The one smartphone-enabled voice chat solution for Switch that we’ve seen is for Splatoon 2—and it looks clunky. Here is what that looks like:
さらにこのヘッドセット、スマートフォンとゲーム機本体からの入力をミックスし、ゲーム音を聴きながらボイスチャットができるスグレモノだ！
ネオンピンクのイヤーカップも付属し、好みのカラーに交換可能だ。 pic.twitter.com/32gFJZsR9I— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) June 1, 2017
Online play for the Switch is currently free–but that is going to change in 2018. You can find out more about Nintendo’s membership plans and pricing here.
Source:: Gamestop News
