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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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In 2017 folks.
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
I agree that is likely what is going to happen. Same with the free online trial period. Hopefully.
The most important part of the thread is that voiced chat uses a phone.
Mods if they feel the need can remove the paid portion of the title. It is paid for, but with the subscription.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
Member
Disaster. Truly unacceptable.
Peterthumpa
Member
And Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Conkerkid11
Member
Yes, but at that point, why not use something better and free like Discord?
Dee Dah Dave
Member
I can't wait for the video where Dorito Pope grills Reggie over all this crap.
"Geoff, come on. It's great!"
"Geoff, come on. It's great!"
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
You can matchmake with friends with this app and technically to play any online games you'll need to pay the subscription which will give access to the non-limited app when it is released.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
So uh, how exactly is this supposed to work when you're carrying it out and about? Headphones plugged into phone, phone on your lap, Switch on top of phone?
Throwaway123456789
Member
My god at the conlusion jumping here. There's obviously going to be a similar app/background voice thing on the console as well. There's been online voice communication on Nintendo consoles since the original DS, jeez. The app is just a way to keep in touch with your Switch friends when you're not on the console.
It has a touch screen. Why would typing on a phone be preferable?
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
Ok, but what if you are like me where my wife and I share a phone since I don't need a smart phone and she does? I won't be able to chat with friends in MP games when she is gone and then when she is here what if someone calls for her while I am playing?
Or what if you can't afford smart phones for all of your kids?
I could list tons of scenarios where this is a problem.
This shouldn't be an issue at all really because it should be native to the console. I really hope this is just poor wording on Nintendo's part and it isn't actually restricted to a flipping separate "smart device."
Killer Queen
Banned
This is Nintendo we're dealing with
Conkerkid11
Member
What? Did you reply to me on accident?
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
See
http://neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=228243504&postcount=89
It's confirmed by the Splatoon team as the way to voice chat in Splatoon 2.
I could see Nintendo seeing the outcry and rushing to make a native app. Not sure if the memory with the OS can take it though.
That's not what's being said by Nintendo though so they should be more clear.
They've mentioned the companion app, and not any native app so...
I think you're going to be in for a rude awakening.
Yeah sorry. Was trying to reply to the person you were quoting.
One of the major benefits of losing your legs in a car accident is that you no longer have to folk out money on shoes.
I mean, come on man, you're reaching here.
Psychoward
Banned
Bahahahaha
Hydrargyrus
Member
What a shitty service.
What were they thinking??
They should have said: Now, every single Nintendo console has voice chat, thanks to our new app!!
What were they thinking??
They should have said: Now, every single Nintendo console has voice chat, thanks to our new app!!
Skype is one of the best out there.
OT - So lazy Nintendo. Always a generation behind.
DecoReturns
Member
I'm reading the details and still having a bit of trouble understanding.
Damn no wonder they didn't explain on stage. That translator would've had a heart attack trying to explain this.
Damn no wonder they didn't explain on stage. That translator would've had a heart attack trying to explain this.
Devilgunman
Member
Or you can use a home telephone to do a "voice chat" with your friend. It's free and doesn't use your phone data.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Technically, we're already doing that for LIVE and PSN.
This is somewhat...different. With a spin that truly only Nintendo could concoct.
Possibly. It makes one wonder if the smartphone app is just meant to be the matchmaking/voicechat dashboard or remote of sorts while the actual communication routes through the Switch. You already have parental controls shunted off to a smartphone dashboard, so that seems like a remote possibility (pun not intended, but now that I've seen it, the pun is staying).
Psychoward
Banned
PS4 and xb1 allow you to disable notifications
PS4 and XB1 have apps that you can send messages through your phone in addition to the console messaging system
Sucks if you have to conserve phone battery, or your phone is dead or lost
What, yeah using my shitty cell phone for voice is much better than my $100+ headset
This is irrelevant
Trojita
Rapid Response Threadmaker
The Splatoon page could be read as the phone app gives MORE voice chat options.
but
They already mention matchmaking earlier in the page. This will just enhance being able to do that like they said, but the voice chat options part is tagged on with an "and allow for voice chat options", which makes it seem like they aren't there natively since they don't mention voice chat anywhere else.
but
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They already mention matchmaking earlier in the page. This will just enhance being able to do that like they said, but the voice chat options part is tagged on with an "and allow for voice chat options", which makes it seem like they aren't there natively since they don't mention voice chat anywhere else.
if the ps vita can use a chat party, there is no reason why this thing can't.
I don't want to say much because it's still early and maybe we miss some info, but IF this is true, this deserves some Xbox One levels of shitstorm.
Online interactions restricted to a smartphone is just.... I just can't describe how stupid it is.
I'm curious to see how the integration works out. If I could click a friend in the app to instantly queue into their next splatoon match on my Switch, for example, that would be cool. I assume Discord doesn't allow that. I've only used Discord a couple times and it seemed pretty basic, but it may do stuff I'm unaware of.
It does get messy when you consider the headphone use case, which another user brought up. So you basically can't do voice chat while wearing headphones for game audio? Weird.
I love it as an option... But to have to use two devices just to use standard online features? The switch is already pushing the definition of portable which is fine, just include the whole functionality in the system itself.
All this functionality MUST be on the console itself... yet the wording makes it feel like you need a smartphone with this app to make it so... CANNOT BE RIGHT..?
If so it's the most ass backwards thing I've seen in a while. Useful to have all this on a second screen device, but forcing you to use a second screen device when you're already holding a tablet..?! Madness. Hopefully we get clarification very soon.
If so it's the most ass backwards thing I've seen in a while. Useful to have all this on a second screen device, but forcing you to use a second screen device when you're already holding a tablet..?! Madness. Hopefully we get clarification very soon.
graywolf323
Member
This has to be a joke right? Not even Nintendo is this oblivious?
Conkerkid11
Member
In that case, what does the console come with?
Does the console come with a microphone/earbud of some sort?
This and I imagine this likely migh be part of their mobile push and wouldn't be surprised if the app interacted with the other mobile games and My Nintendo.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
I think the implication here is that Nintendo doesn't want unsupervised kids using voice chat ever with strangers.
The Xbox app lets you see who's online, send and check text messages, and let's you use your phone as a remote. I've never tried to use it for voice or video.
You get a Nintendo Network or some such app for your preferred smartdevice of choice. (In general they seem to be pivoting towards a notion of tethering and/or companion functionality between Switch and smart devices.)
App is itself most likely free with limited functionality, and if you pay for the online service you get to use the apps as a Nintendo-Skype/Discord equivalent. And since you're paying for online multiplayer anyway, you may as well use it (is probably their logic).
From there, we'll need to see pricing and what else it offers (aside from the SNES/NES rental and online play). The app itself is probably (like seemingly everything else) going to be able to interact with your preferred social media.
The OS of the Switch itself seems to be very limited/minimalistic, and even then its largely there to function as a portal to social media.
Someone end me. They need to throw out everyone on the board of directors.
Psychoward
Banned
Then why'd they even bother with parental controls.
Skype is bloated garbage.
I type on my phone all the time and I'm good at it. With the joy cons, is it easy to reach enough of the screen for typing? What about in docked mode, no touch screen then.
I admit the whole app thing makes less sense for the portable use case.