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[bender]

C’mon using a mic for Switch is very easy and intuitive.

 

[jigglet]

the difference being that you have like a billion alternatives to that on those, while you still can't even use a mic on the Switch without connecting your headset directly to the damn console lol

which is still true after that update btw. since it specifically says no microphone support

Jesus I didn’t realise it still didn’t include mics. Wow.

 

[Panajev2001a]

• Bluetooth microphones cannot be used.
• You may experience audio latency depending on your Bluetooth device.

 

[TLZ]

Rip to those making fun of Nintendo for this while their favorite company still makes you connect the headphone to your controller

No they don't.

But hey, it's still an option that Nintendo still doesn't have

 

[mcjmetroid]

Yes it had Bluetooth support the whole time of course. You are able to map Bluetooth controllers if you install a different OS on the switch like Android etc so it had the functionality all the time.

 

[Ozriel]

Everyone completely ignoring the fact none of the current consoles support Bluetooth audio I see. It's a tricky proposition with games as it can lag badly behind the on screen action. Even with aptx and the latest revision it's not perfect.

It's a problem with the Bluetooth design/codec and has slowly been improved. Nintendo are on the ball allowing this as the audio lag is something people can either tolerate or not.

Seriously, well done Nintendo for giving people choice, all the about time shit is arse backwards, they're the first.

None of the other consoles are portable, and they’ve had multiple wireless options for ages…include Bluetooth audio - and microphone - support via dongle.

Nah. This won’t fly

 

[Sean Mirrsen]

None of the other consoles are portable, and they’ve had multiple wireless options for ages…include Bluetooth audio - and microphone - support via dongle.

Nah. This won’t fly

The Switch also had bluetooth audio support via dongle from the get-go. And whether or not a device is portable does not change the nature of Bluetooth. It's fairly clear how much restriction the "simple" audio support puts on a portable console that relies on Bluetooth connectivity for so many of its primary functions.

 

[martino]

No mic, what !

 

[Sean Mirrsen]

No mic, what !

Two channels for stereo audio. Drops number of pairable controllers from 8 to 2. Mic needs its own channel. So if you add a mic you either have to drop audio to mono, or lose wireless controllers altogether.

 

[Kupfer]

The year when Playstation and Xbox still don't support this.

The Vita does though....

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

C’mon using a mic for Switch is very easy and intuitive.

One of the reason Nintendo can't be taken serious anymore.

 

[martino]

Two channels for stereo audio. Drops number of pairable controllers from 8 to 2. Mic needs its own channel. So if you add a mic you either have to drop audio to mono, or lose wireless controllers altogether.

OK that's a valid excuse but that doesn't make the end result better : no mic

 

[Poppyseed]

I’ve no idea why Nintendo even released this update. The latency is atrocious with BT headphones, and there’s clearly no aptX LL support. Only EXTREME casuals will be able to bear the latency - it’s abominable.

 

[MacReady13]

When will they add a virtual console so I can buy the old games I want? Folders? A proper online system? Fuck me nintendo I love you but you make it real hard sometimes. Give us GameCube/N64 virtual console games as well! Please!!!

 

[Kaachan]

Can we get an UI resolution and input lag update too?

 

[Spukc]

Can we get an UI resolution and input lag update too?

Valve is working on it don’t worry

 

[alucard0712_rus]

I thought it was lacking due lag...Poor Nintendo, lol.

 

[SpongebobSquaredance]

What the fuck does that have to do with the price of fish.

 

[Banjo64]

After 4 years?

Is the Xbox wireless headset compatible?

 

[MadchesterManc]

Use the Switch mainly docked so never noticed it was missing, better late than never tho I guess

The Vita does though....

Even the PSPgo from 2009 offers Bluetooth audio too.

 

[Zannegan]

The year when Playstation and Xbox still don't support this.

I have a PS4 and I had no idea this was true, mostly because I just connect directly to the controller. Still, this is hilarious.

 

[STARSBarry]

What in the ever loving hell are you talking about? The real question is, Nintendo had the ability to have us use Bluetooth this whole time and just NOW allowed it? They are beyond incompetent.

While true it doesn't support native Bluetooth (Not sure reason why) it at least supported adapter based Bluetooth devices. Could you use Bluetooth on Switch ever???

I am sat here with a WH1000xm4 made by Sony that I cannot connect via Bluetooth to a PS5 also made by Sony that has built in Bluetooth, I don't think it's fair to say its incompetence when it's industry standard not to support it.

Switch has supported wireless headsets via Bluetooth adaptor for years now, since the adaptor simply turns USB into Bluetooth just like my £450 sony console currently requires. If a device supports USB it supports Bluetooth in this way as its the little dongle in the console doing all the work, the console just thinks it's a USB device plugged in.

 

[spons]

After 4 years?

Is the Xbox wireless headset compatible?

Yes because it supports both Xbox Wireless and Bluetooth.

 

[socksfelloff]

Everyone is about to find out why Nintendo didn't add BT audio in the first place!

 

[Bragr]

Yes it had Bluetooth support the whole time of course. You are able to map Bluetooth controllers if you install a different OS on the switch like Android etc so it had the functionality all the time.

Yeah but no one likes to play on unofficial potato shit like that.

 

[Jsisto]

Nintendo is like that older relative that’s just learning how to use social media and still has three land line phones. It’s just adorable at this point.

 

[RaZoR No1]

C’mon using a mic for Switch is very easy and intuitive.

One of the reasons I got a Steelseries 7X, to avoid this kind of mess...

Just plugin the adapter and you should be ready to go. (So far didnt use it with the Switch... )

 

[mcjmetroid]

Yeah but no one likes to play on unofficial potato shit like that.

Speak for yourself

 

[Interfectum]

The part time intern in charge of the Switch OS finally got around to turning it on. Nice.

 

[Fake]

Fucking hell Nintendo

lmao

 

[deriks]

No microphone thou

Why, Nintendo? Why?

 

[Sean Mirrsen]

No microphone thou

Why, Nintendo? Why?

Stereo audio is two channels, and it reduces the available bandwidth for gamepads from supporting 8 at once, to only 2. A mic needs its own channel, so either you have to drop the audio to mono, or do without wireless controllers. Some might be okay with the tradeoff, but a lot won't understand why things suddenly don't work. Even as-is there will be plenty of complaints that the audio stops working when you try to play local multiplayer.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Bluetooth microphones cannot be used.

 

[Wunray]

Well, time for another play-through of Xenoblade chronicles in handheld mode. This shouldn't have taken them this long.

 

[graywolf323]

The Switch also had bluetooth audio support via dongle from the get-go. And whether or not a device is portable does not change the nature of Bluetooth. It's fairly clear how much restriction the "simple" audio support puts on a portable console that relies on Bluetooth connectivity for so many of its primary functions.

it definitely did not from the get-go, I believe the first to do it was Genki Audio over a year and a half after launch?

someone correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure on the Switch not having bluetooth audio support via dongle anywhere close to launch

 

[Topher]

After 4 years?

Is the Xbox wireless headset compatible?

Yes because it supports both Xbox Wireless and Bluetooth.

Xbox doesn't allow headphones over Bluetooth. Not even over USB so adapters won't work. So either use the headphone jack in the controller or buy an officially licensed Xbox headset.

 

[iHaunter]

Lol, it's a technical problem. It's a problem with bluetooth thicko, fuck all to do with incompetency. Nintendo are the first of the big three to introduce it. What don't you understand.

I'm no Nintendo fanboy, have a beastly PC, PS5, Switch yadda yadda Bluetooth has issues providing synced audio with games, Nintendo have obviously found a good compromise or are bowing to giving people the option. Yes any of the big three could have done it a long time ago but they probably didn't want the headache of complaints, it's a good thing.

Fuck away with your fanboy shite.

Call me a fanboy, when you don't need a fucking PHONE APP to talk to your friends.

 

[Esppiral]

IT only took 4 years!

 

[Sean Mirrsen]

it definitely did not from the get-go, I believe the first to do it was Genki Audio over a year and a half after launch?

someone correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure on the Switch not having bluetooth audio support via dongle anywhere close to launch

Depends on how you define "dongle". 3.5mm wireless adapters already existed before the Switch, and had no reason not to work with the Switch.

 

[justiceiro]

You mean the hardware to do this was in there the whole time?

I mean, you can see there is a lot of strong reactions in here about no mic support, Bluetooth audio lag and limiting paired controllers. So, can you blame them for simply not bothering with it until now? I mean, if nobody will satisfied, it's not worth to offer.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

 

[Zuzu]

Bluetooth works great with my Bose QC 35 ii's. There's no lag, no cutting out and the volume level is good.

 

[Kuranghi]

Bluetooth works great with my Bose QC 35 ii's. There's no lag, no cutting out and the volume level is good.

You can use this to check the sync:

 

[CuteFaceJay]

No way is this legit!

UPDATE: Bose QC35 II are working with my lite units.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Anyone with a PS5 and the Pulse 3D Headset try using that yet?

 

[Zuzu]

You can use this to check the sync:

With that test I get 3-4 frames on the audio late scale. Sometimes it seems to be about 2 frames.

 

[spons]

Xbox doesn't allow headphones over Bluetooth. Not even over USB so adapters won't work. So either use the headphone jack in the controller or buy an officially licensed Xbox headset.

The Xbox Wireless Headset supports both Bluetooth and Xbox Wireless. It's a pair of headphones.

 

[Topher]

The Xbox Wireless Headset supports both Bluetooth and Xbox Wireless. It's a pair of headphones.

My mistake. I misunderstood his question.

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

 

[Sosokrates]

Works great on my anker soundcores.