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Voice chat on the Switch will consist of a paid app on "smart" devices (your phone)
- Thread starter Trojita
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The year is 2017.
OrbitalBeard
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A dedicated Switch phone-app is a great idea.
But to have it handle voice chat is just....why. WHY
But to have it handle voice chat is just....why. WHY
flatearthpandas
Member
Eh, speculation. App could just be part of the online sub. Free trial is launching while the online is still free. Thread title is jumping the gun imo. Not to say the app wouldn't be an additional charge but that seems too dumb even for Nintendo when everyone would just use discord.
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Huh?!?! The app itself costs money?! I think you guys are reading that wrong right??
I can see why Nintendo are not including the communication features within the hardware. They don't want children being exposed to vulgar language and content and they probably don't want those features taking up the very limited resources of the hardware. We all have a smartphone next to us 24/7 so it makes sense. I'm sure Miiverse will be moved to the smart app too.
I imagine you just pay a monthly fee and then you get access to online play, voice chat, Miiverse etc. Nintendo is not going to make users pay for multiple different companion apps. All these features were introduced under the umbrella of Nintendo Online Service, they are not separate products.
I imagine you just pay a monthly fee and then you get access to online play, voice chat, Miiverse etc. Nintendo is not going to make users pay for multiple different companion apps. All these features were introduced under the umbrella of Nintendo Online Service, they are not separate products.
This just exemplifies Nintendo being terrible at online stuff.
That's what parental controls are for.
That's what parental controls are for.
this is embarrassing and hints that nintendo still have a really poor grasp of what's needed with regard to a modern online infrastructure on consoles.
the only possible reasoning I can see behind this is that since it removes the chat from being on console, they are less concerned about people being abusive or offensive. since it won't technically be in-game it lets them keep their family friendly image.
the only possible reasoning I can see behind this is that since it removes the chat from being on console, they are less concerned about people being abusive or offensive. since it won't technically be in-game it lets them keep their family friendly image.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
So phone app going to connect to Switch and do the online chat/lobby stuff on the console behalf.
Outsourcing to the maximum!
Outsourcing to the maximum!
Sho_Nuff82
Member
If they really had no OS overhead to do matchmaking and voice chat I can only shudder to think how the UI runs.
That's funny, but your phone probably has enough RAM to multitask a phone call and a browser if you bought it in the last 4 or 5 years.
Trojita
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That and it is something you could utilize docked on the TV or on the go since it is a phone. Still seems weird not to be on the console itself if true.
Vita has only 512 MB RAM total, let alone for the OS and they had it. This is just Nintendo being stupid.
Huge Succeeded
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You're kidding me, right?
For such incredibly specific wording, someone must have really fucked up when people are reading "There will be a version of our app that's temporarily free and limited as such!"
when that shit obviously means
"The app is coming, it's free (just to be clear), and it's subject to limitation, because it's a new app tethered to a developing online platform"
and that someone who fucked up?
I'm not sure it's Nintendo.
at least not in this context, LMAO.
We still don't know whether or not the system itself supports voice chat or lobby organization. So this thread is FUD
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Put Jonno's pic in op.
No,prob just part of the sub fee
Relaxed Muscle
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FinaruDensetsu
Member
I dunno... If someone calls while I'm chatting with friends in Discord it interrupts it and then I have to log off and back on Discord after.
UnemployedVillain
Member
We really shouldn't be making threads with definitive sounding titles when the entire contents are whether or not it's accurate or not. We have no idea if this is a companion app and this functionality is on the device or not
But it does sound worrying...
But it does sound worrying...
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Are there even any online games available before summer and Splatoon? Which, I might add, probably won't have voice chat anyway.
It would be very awkward to use these features in docked mode as there is no touchscreen available, it's not like the Wii U and 3DS where the second screen was always available. Posting on Miiverse with a joypad would be a chore.
I don't think any games support it until...Well actually people will never use this anyway on a Nintendo console!
Trojita
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Free limited apps on mobile devices are usually locked with features not available. The last part is mostly true, Nintendo hasn't shown anything about that at all but is okay with giving out this information that is relatively confusing compared to the norm.
When discussing online play specifics like friend appointments and voice chat capabilities of the switch, they only mentioned the app.
Actually, I never use this on any console...or PC. Hate it.
Dee Dah Dave
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This is that amazing suplemental computing patent brought to life. The one where people thought they would hook the Switch up to their PC to turn it into a monster.
Instead what they meant was connecting your Switch to your phone to enable online voice chat via dial up lmao!
Instead what they meant was connecting your Switch to your phone to enable online voice chat via dial up lmao!
Conkerkid11
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Just Steep.
:/
Baroquemantic
Member
Wait, so the Switch (OS) itself cannot do voice chat? That...makes no damn sense if true. What if I play the console with headphones?
Hip Hop
Member
what the fuck
Sephiroth_VII
Member
Jesus fucking christ.
Pre-order cancelled. It's a meme, I know, but if this is accurate, it's the straw that broke the camel's back.
God I'm bummed...
Pre-order cancelled. It's a meme, I know, but if this is accurate, it's the straw that broke the camel's back.
God I'm bummed...
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
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Why would I bother with this when Skype and Discord are things?
Huge Succeeded
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I'm saying that I think the word 'limited' is being used here NOT in this context -
"limited functionality for free users, while premium users get the whole suite"
but in this context
"limited functionality as a result of the ongoing development of the online platform"
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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MADNESS? THIS. IS. S- oh wait. It is still MADNESS.
P.S. Free, Limited app will mostly be text chat similar to PS4 app on mobiles. Deep down, you know it's true.
I guess I'm in the minority here, but assuming seamless integration, this seems cool to me.
- gaming can't be interrupted by notifications or have performance affected by background tasks.
- phone is better for sending text messages than the tablet-like Switch.
- already have my phone with me at all times so little downside.
- on voice chat: to me it is similar to using my cell phone on a conference call even though the meeting software (such as GoToMeeting) has an audio option through my computer. More reliable and doesn't take valuable system resources.
- opens up possibilities for other second screen stuff.
- gaming can't be interrupted by notifications or have performance affected by background tasks.
- phone is better for sending text messages than the tablet-like Switch.
- already have my phone with me at all times so little downside.
- on voice chat: to me it is similar to using my cell phone on a conference call even though the meeting software (such as GoToMeeting) has an audio option through my computer. More reliable and doesn't take valuable system resources.
- opens up possibilities for other second screen stuff.
Trojita
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There it is. Thanks for the update.