Nintendo has announced the purpose of the mysterious ‘C’ button on the right Joy-Con of the Nintendo Switch 2 and it stands for none other than “chat.” With a built-in microphone on the console, you will be able to voice chat with friends in handheld mode or docked mode as the mic will apparently be able to pick up your voice from across the room. Screen-sharing will also be available in an interface that looks very similar to Discord or Zoom but with a Nintendo twist.
A camera will also be sold separately, available the same date as the launch of the system, to use with chat.
GameChat will be available without a Nintendo Switch Online subscription until March 31st 2026, but after that date an online subscription will be required.
Nintendo Switch 2 has a built-in microphone, camera sold separately, ‘C’ button is for voice chat
Why in the world would you need to pay separately for a chat service? It should be part of online…talk about greed.
It is part of the Nintendo Switch Online. The post says that people can “test drive” GameChat for free until March 31, 2026. After this date you will need to be a NSO member.
I understand that it is included in the offer… It’s very clever of them but I bet the price of the camera won’t be cheap!
Cutthroat, as I said.