LordOcidax
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All the Audio could go through the Switch.... And i bet this is going to happen...
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Reggie: Switch matchmaking and lobbies handled through phone app
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How though, has this been achieved before, using two separate devices from two different companies, with no latency, through an app?
MarkMclovin
Member
Calm down.
Secondly, 'put your smartphone in an area where it can decently capture your voice?' Do you think you'll actually have to talk to your phone the same way you take a phone call? lol
You're saying I'm moving goalposts when at the same time putting in stupid case scenarios.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Like I've said, I absolutely love that "where we'll play the Switch the most" just changes continually based on what the argument is and how it suits you fanboys.
Interfectum
Member
So you are forcing the person on the other end to hear all your ambient noise + game audio? lol
Voysa Reezun
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Did the word "fanboy" show up in my response? I don't think it did.
Maybe you just like to see whatever message it is that you wish to see in the things that you read. That explains quite a lot about your posts here.
You think this app will make the voice capture in your phone magically better?
I'd love some of the kool aid you're drinking right now.
Interfectum
Member
lol
I do think this is a stupid idea and that it should have been integrated at the OS level.
I'm just trying to make sense of the idea that you won't be able to play online with friends without the app, because based on what we know that doesn't make any sense to me. Any game could integrate a simple "invite/join friend" option at it's most basic level. Even the Wii U did this.
haha! Amazing. The worlds first portable console ladies and gents!
GameCenterXDS
Member
It's because the president changed and there was a huge shift. Don't act like that had nothing to do with it.
It's quite fascinating indeed.
Like I've said, I absolutely love that "where we'll play the Switch the most" just changes continually based on what the argument is and how it suits you fanboys.
Haha
There's no reason for it to explain matchmaking when it will be handled at the software level. The lobby is something like party/friend lobbies, which is in line with app's stated purpose of connecting you with friends to play online.
breveglieri
Banned
So you're one of those, right...
Alebrije
Member
Chmpocalypse
Blizzard
They don't want to know, because they think their way is the best approach... despite knowing nothing about the successful approaches already out there. It's the same way Nintendo acts like they make the best games in the industry (they don't, and haven't for a long time if ever). It's monumental arrogance.
breveglieri
Banned
moltonasty
Member
IT'S SO ELEGANT
LostDonkey
Member
This is just....stupid.....
There are two kinds of defenders here. One kind (which includes me) is basically saying there's no way this is as dumb as it sounds, the app can't possibly be mandatory.
The other kind is saying that if the app is mandatory that's somehow still an acceptable or even good thing. The people saying that are straight up insane.
Interfectum
Member
Like I've said, I absolutely love that "where we'll play the Switch the most" just changes continually based on what the argument is and how it suits you fanboys.
Switch will change from handheld to console to hybrid whenever it suits the argument. You are going to see this all the time in sales threads, graphics threads, etc.
lol ffs. that would a fucking trainwreck. Also how can anyone say that this is good? Some people are really out of touch.
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Louis Cyphre
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You would think after all the backlash for friends codes they would just give us what we want but nope, that would be too easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G29DXfcdhBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G29DXfcdhBg
So what are you saying ? Why would i be playing dumb and exploiting semantics? What do I have to gain by being in denial? What are you saying exactly? You tell me, please.
And keep going dude, attacking my psychology definitely bodes well. Seems like you're the one whos emotionally invested in this. You dont have to say the word fanboy to imply that im being a fanboy
Dark Cloud
Member
Weird how this promo pic clearly shows "bulky headphones" with a mic...
It has a mic too. That proves you'll be talking with your friends through the Switch just like I said. It could be pick your phone or switch to talk through, but Switch is what I would hope for atleast with this app being on a smart device.
LordOcidax
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RichiRamjag
Member
Oh stop. Most people think it's dumb as heck. Of course there are a few diehards though.
Omegasquash
Member
Eh. All that the details (or lack thereof) about chat have done is keep the Switch in the "definitely not until I know a shit-ton more" category.
And if it's chat through a phone, then I'll very likely just use my PC and a third party solution. Skype comes to mind, though there are a ton of others out there. And I'm close enough, seating-wise, to my PC for my Sony headset to work. It does not solve the problem of game audio though, and that's why I would need Nintendo to provide more details about this, among other things, so that I can make a purchasing decision.
I was there day one for Wii, day one for 3DS, got a WiiU and games to go with it. I own damn near every version of every console, home and handheld, that they've ever made (exceptions being special editions). In some cases, I own multiple units of the same thing.
I buy games and systems, and it's a hobby that Nintendo got me into. But the lackluster performance of the WiiU, from a technical and game offerings point of view, and the choices they've made in the past about virtual console and digital purchases (say what you will, Sony and MS do a much better job and have offered significantly more value in that arena), do not lead me to believe that they'll do anything different.
Bluntly, my feelings aren't hurt, because they're a business that makes decisions that work for them, and they should. But if their decisions don't represent a good value to me, then I'll probably pass, at least for a few years. To me, other platforms offer better services. Details of what Nintendo offers could still swing my decision, but I am not optimistic.
I'm just one buyer though. I don't have an expectation that they cater to my requests in the least, and I don't think they're villains either.
And if it's chat through a phone, then I'll very likely just use my PC and a third party solution. Skype comes to mind, though there are a ton of others out there. And I'm close enough, seating-wise, to my PC for my Sony headset to work. It does not solve the problem of game audio though, and that's why I would need Nintendo to provide more details about this, among other things, so that I can make a purchasing decision.
I was there day one for Wii, day one for 3DS, got a WiiU and games to go with it. I own damn near every version of every console, home and handheld, that they've ever made (exceptions being special editions). In some cases, I own multiple units of the same thing.
I buy games and systems, and it's a hobby that Nintendo got me into. But the lackluster performance of the WiiU, from a technical and game offerings point of view, and the choices they've made in the past about virtual console and digital purchases (say what you will, Sony and MS do a much better job and have offered significantly more value in that arena), do not lead me to believe that they'll do anything different.
Bluntly, my feelings aren't hurt, because they're a business that makes decisions that work for them, and they should. But if their decisions don't represent a good value to me, then I'll probably pass, at least for a few years. To me, other platforms offer better services. Details of what Nintendo offers could still swing my decision, but I am not optimistic.
I'm just one buyer though. I don't have an expectation that they cater to my requests in the least, and I don't think they're villains either.
Also a ton of people who could give a rats ass about online play on Nintendo games.
Sound from the phone, and sound from the switch.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Oh I get it now. I'm so ready now.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Like on Wii U, I'd expect individual Switch games could support voice chat with their own in-game interface and VOIP code.
Unless the Switch OS is patched later, the smartphone app would be used for party chat, cross-game chat, social messaging, etc.
Unless the Switch OS is patched later, the smartphone app would be used for party chat, cross-game chat, social messaging, etc.
Psychoward
Banned
Hahaha haha hah
Hahahahahhahahahah
I think this is the dumbest decision they've made in years
Hahahahahhahahahah
I think this is the dumbest decision they've made in years
jts
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Weird how this promo pic clearly shows "bulky headphones" with a mic...
Reggie messed up going for teh #edgy angle. He should've stayed humble, and should've told the actual advantages of an app, because there are a few (or more, depending on their implementation).
Joelstinton14
Member
I don't think anyone is denying it is a dumb idea if it is mandatory. If it isn't mandatory then there is no issue and people are complaining over nothing.
NOA website says this: If you sign up to the online subscription service for Nintendo Switch*, you can play with friends far away and players around the world. Subscribers can also sync up a dedicated smart device app to set play appointments, meet up in online lobbies to play and voice chat while playing
The words Can Also suggests to be that it is optional.
Having said that Nintendo PR on this as been poor and they need to address this sooner rather than later. Judging by the systems website also, it says check back after the system launch to hear more which isn't great.
MarkMclovin
Member
When was the last time you spoke to someone on your phone that was out, using a headphone, that you couldn't hear what they were saying?
What year is this?
Voysa Reezun
Banned
Hey, you can project whatever feelings you want to project onto me, but all I'm saying is that if we're going to ignore the actual words people say just to believe what we want to believe, I can't wait to buy a Switch so that it can bake me a cake each month. Reggie never said that the Switch wouldn't come with that functionality, after all. Therefore, I choose to believe that it will.
I don't know why that would upset you so much.
Interfectum
Member
Weird how this promo pic clearly shows "bulky headphones" with a mic...
If this is how it works, then I'd be a lot cooler with it. This is not how Reggie is selling it though and it seems pretty ass backwards to require a phone for voice chat if all your doing is pumping it back into the Switch.
LordOcidax
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Also this.... Some people are having hard time using their "imagination" ... lolWeird how this promo pic clearly shows "bulky headphones" with a mic...
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