Voice chat on the Switch will consist of a paid app on "smart" devices (your phone)
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R_thanatos
Member
I'm wondering the same thing actually. The phone mic will record the game music and that would make this chat pointless to me.
Not to mention that i would then miss the game own music and sound
#confused
LoveCake
Member
OK Holy shit guys
At 1:05 on the Trailer Exactly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI
3 Bands on the connector
Typical stereo only cords have 2 bands
Yes you can see three yellow bands, what is the difference though?
March of the Crabs
Member
Honestly, this is a really good idea. I bet that Sony will implement something similar soon, and Microsoft already has it planned.
What ISN'T a good idea is having this be the only option for voice chat.
What ISN'T a good idea is having this be the only option for voice chat.
DrROBschiz
Member
The third band allows Mic audio
Anyone know how remote play handles online chat?
Those things on the phone are nice to have, like they are with the PS4 and XB1 phone apps, but they aren't supposed to REPLACE that functionality on your console!
I don't see why they would. Like mentioned several times Discord/Skype and other social apps exist for free that others use for private chat groups. All else is in the case of MS/Sony is system level.
I said it before but it's like every time Nintendo succeeds they learn the wrong lessons.
Wii was a success? Fuck the hardcore gamers, we struck gold! What could possibly go wrong now that we have this loyal customer base?
Pokemon GO was a success? Oh Boy, better go balls deep in this smart phone stuff, people love that, let's gimp our console so that only the phone works for some of the stuff, genius.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Yeah.
It doesn't work for PC, you still need some kind of dongle attaching your headset to the PS4. You can do it on PSV, but it's a pain in the butt and uses an inferior connection.
Baroquemantic
Member
I'm just trying to make sense of what is looking like an incredibly dumb move on their part.
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I still want to know how the hell you even use headphones when the Switch is docked. The Joy grips and pro controller apparently lack headphone jacks. Since I've gotten my headset, I don't like using my speakers anymore because my headset sounds much better.
Will I have to have a long ass aux cord plugged into the Switch while it's docked? That's just an accidental waiting to happen. Does the Switch even have its own microphone? How the hell do you hear game audio when chatting if you have to use your phone for that and not have everything come out of my phone's tiny ass speaker?
Nintendo needs to answer these questions before March 3rd.
Devilgunman
Member
You speak like this is some kinds of innovation. There is a Discord on the phone for a reason and it's free.
OK Holy shit guys
At 1:05 on the Trailer Exactly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI
3 Bands on the connector
Typical stereo only cords have 2 bands
has this been posted yet?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUANWOL/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Theres no mention that its not actually for the switch... You'd think after the Wii U launch that Nintendo would be super fucking clear about what their consoles are.
Audioboxer
Member
Yup, like maybe they could even have attempted something like this... Eh Nintendo? http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/30/ps4-the-ultimate-faq-north-america/
Nah fam, mass confusion and marketing blunders galore.
LoveCake
Member
I have said something similar to this the whole way through since Nintendo announced the Switch, they seem to (must have) thought it a good idea to keep people talking and speculating about the Switch, but its backfired because of the no news any leak or tit-bit it investigated in the minutest detail using a scanning electron microscope so powerful it can see an individual particle of dust on Pluto's moon Charon from Earth, but this has just caused wild speculation, hyping some people up into the stratosphere and others and others hating on the Switch/Nintendo until they have exploded in rage and neither was right, the best thing Nintendo could have done was not reveal anything at all until the other day, and I know this is going off topic (and I apologise) but there is still no actual spec.
Nintendo have just let the speculation run wild and now nobody knows what to believe as they have not helped in the reveal the other day, they just want to let everybody fend for themselves.
th3sicknness
Member
I think the difference may be that links with the switch in the same vain as the parental control video.
Yautja_Warrior
Member
Lol yeah it really is puzzling, because it looks they have made a decent console and then surrounded it with bad idea's, that are going to hurt it.
TetraGenesis
Member
It's almost as if it's a really, really stupid and shortsighted idea.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
Member
If Nintendo can't even make voice chat native to the damn console then they are so out of touch.
Ethical Hedonism
Banned
Fine by me, I already use discord on my phone when playing online with friends on PC since it is on my living room.
It all depends on how good the app will be really.
It all depends on how good the app will be really.
Mysterious
Banned
So there's no voice chat natively on the console itself?
That's what all signs are pointing to, yeah. I guess it hasn't been completely confirmed but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Schnozberry
Member
It's clearly a deliberate choice to do it this way, not some technical deficiency. My guess is to protect children and their image as a family friendly company by requiring some hoops that kids wouldn't be able to jump through.
Well here's why. Nintendo made a console with a big tablet controller. The console didn't do so well with some complaints like "I have a real tablet, why do I want a tablet which is tied to this box?"
So Nintendo is working on this new thing and the controller has all kinds of tricks like some new rumble, depth sensors, gyro sensors etc and costs are getting high for just the controller.
They also have the problem of adding a 3.5 jack to a controller for all the configurations they have in mind. Nightmare. So someone said "The peons have tablets. Let them use them for voice chat." Boom. Here we are today.
Fox Mulder
Member
It's likely intentional. Same company that made god awful friend codes for the kids.
Kuroknight27
Member
Maybe it's to save battery...idk
Only if mono, otherwise need 4: l, r, g, mic.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Saw this on Reddit. Instantly reminded me of this.
This is correct. Stereo has 4. Like what you see on gaming headset inline cables.
vasametropolis
Member
Regardless of how unlikely that is... super legitimate point :/
HawaiianDreads
Neo Member
This just seem really backwards, what made them think this was a good idea?
Haven't read through the entire thread...has this been answered earlier? Would they have a way to transmit game sound quickly to the phone while playing so that it all comes through the same app without a delay?
Spiral Insanity
Banned
It isnt a good idea.
Aztechnology
Member
The vast majority I'd imagine of kids under the age of like 12. I'd hope at least. Post 12 I feel like every teen pretty much has one.
Additional platform options for your chat is always a good option. Discord is great on PC because I can continue chatting on the road with my friends, or at lunch etc. While they are on PC via my phone.
Trojita
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You will have to carry around multiple charging cords and will have to hog all the charge spots.
Honestly though are they really expecting people that want to play with friends to have a phone on as well. The only way I can think of that you will get chat and game sound is that you get chat through the headphones and game sound goes through the tv or switch itself. Whoever came up with this idea must of been drunk on something.
Post...
so sorry
Yeah, that's a 4 post connection (L/R/M<->G).
The app has to be a workaround for players that will be sitting too far from the television when the unit is docked and not having headset support on the controllers.
Makes me wonder if they'd send all game audio through the app because otherwise the issue of being able to use a headset while docked still exists.
Maybe they're just worried about mics right now because not having voip support would look bad and they will let headphone users fend for themselves.
Maybe they'll sell a modestly priced charge cradle with built in headset support.
It says pretty clearly from the website that it is all done through the app, which if taken at face value is f'ing beyond stupid considering they expect us to pay for that shit service. Also, their competition to PS plus and XBL gold is a 20+ yr old game rental for a month? After I blow my wad on splatoon and mario kart I'm not paying after it goes to pay service in the fall for sure unless the "discounts and deals" are way better than expected.
It is neat that they are patching in online code on classic nes, and snes games. We all expected them to go back to milking the VC cow, but that is a cool edition and incentive to buy the same VC game for the 10th time. i feel they are doing this though partly as a reason to say these switch versions are updated, so you have to buy them again, sorry.
It is neat that they are patching in online code on classic nes, and snes games. We all expected them to go back to milking the VC cow, but that is a cool edition and incentive to buy the same VC game for the 10th time. i feel they are doing this though partly as a reason to say these switch versions are updated, so you have to buy them again, sorry.
Cave Johnson
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This is one of the most bizarre things Nintendo has done. For all the technology breakthroughs in this past decade, they've decided to use the most indirect approach for a basic feature that is standard in pretty much any connected devices...
Under a paywall.
This requires a level of psychology research in the billions for creating a bubble so insulated from what is available in the market today. Because it's just so unbelievably tone-deaf, that the only other logical explanation is that they want to sabotage this new announcement.
Under a paywall.
This requires a level of psychology research in the billions for creating a bubble so insulated from what is available in the market today. Because it's just so unbelievably tone-deaf, that the only other logical explanation is that they want to sabotage this new announcement.
Sounds like a genius idea if true. Not sure why they just can't tell us this, like come on. Maybe the app isn't done yet and thats why they haven't revealed it