Mocha Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 keeping in mind that this is a hori product, this is still a good look at how nintendo is going to expect you to voice chat completely indefensible, and amusing as all hell considering all the talk of "avoiding clunky gamer headsets" by reggie also you can get the headset in splatoon 2 if you really want and remember you are paying monthly for the privilege of using this thing except you, iphone 7 owners fuck you in particular Quote Link to comment
Namevah Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Yeah, that's pretty fucking stupid. Worse (and I realize I may be putting the cart before the horse here), it makes me worried that Nintendo yet again botched their own online service. Guess we'll know at E3. Quote Link to comment
ace Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Imagine being a massive corporate entity this fucking backwards. Quote Link to comment
luigitornado Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 People: "Handhelds aren't relevant anymore because everyone carries a cellphone to game on." Nintendo: "System voice chat isn't relevant anymore because everyone carries a cellphone to communicate through." Am I the only one who finds this funny? Quote Link to comment
Mocha Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 also that picture is lying to you here's how long the cables are Ithrak Utopia 1 Quote Link to comment
luigitornado Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ace said: Imagine being a massive corporate entity this fucking backwards. Odnetnin sounds like a toothpaste strikes again! Edited June 1, 2017 by luigitornado Quote Link to comment
Spring Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 That's too many things.... im not sure why i would use this at all when i could just use my phone Quote Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 We're also only talking about how a 3rd party headset is working. Quote Link to comment
Mocha Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 Just now, EH_STEVE said: We're also only talking about how a 3rd party headset is working. And it's working this way because of how Nintendo designed the system. Given that the headset is actually in their game, this is how Nintendo is going to expect you to use the voice chat system that you're paying for. Quote Link to comment
Chrom Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Well, if there's anything I like about this, I think the design of the switch set is kind of cute. I'd personally like to wait on Nintendo to provide more details on this since I dunno if this is necessarily representative of their actual plans or if this is just its own thing, but supposing it's what it looks like, yeah I agree it's very lame. I see no good reason why there has to be a dedicated app on another device or why you have to use another device at all to communicate with other players on Switch when it's always been much simpler on other and older platforms through native software. Nothing about this is compelling and instead is just needlessly complicated. And the kicker is that this is what they want people to pay for. Unless this somehow turns out to better than it actually looks like, I'd rather just use something like Discord if I wanted voice chat on Switch. EH_STEVE 1 Quote Link to comment
Eliwood8 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Just using your smartphone for voice chat doesn't seem too ridiculous to me. Needing to tether your phone to your switch to your headphones seems pretty ridiculous to me. Ithrak Utopia, Spring and alienboyva 3 Quote Link to comment
Ithrak Utopia Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Why can't they just have the headset directly plug into the Switch or controllers/grips? I also don't like that the image shows just handheld mode, but if we may be seeing small cords and if it can only plug into the jack on the Switch, then I guess that's the most practical set up. Complicated and limiting...It amazes me that this is the same company that in 2006 had voice chat possible in lobby with the press of a button. Maybe they'll have something better from Nintendo officially, but I'm not too confident. This is in the area of online gaming. Quote Link to comment
Elemental Hero Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 What is it about Nintendo lately, with all of these impossibly short cables? I almost physically could not hook my new Switch up to the TV because the cables require that your HDMI port be almost directly adjacent to an outlet, with a flat surface in the middle for the dock. There are a lot of small things wrong beyond this, like no buttons (or HOME menu access) when used as a tablet, and the volume and power are right next to each other and only on the physical unit. But maybe in the future there will be specialized Joy-Cons we can swap out. Maybe future Joy-Con models will include volume, power and microphone features. Not that it'd be out of character for Nintendo to ignore this opportunity. Quote Link to comment
Mocha Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 10 minutes ago, IU said: Why can't they just have the headset directly plug into the Switch or controllers/grips? I also don't like that the image shows just handheld mode, but if we may be seeing small cords and if it can only plug into the jack on the Switch, then I guess that's the most practical set up. Complicated and limiting...It amazes me that this is the same company that in 2006 had voice chat possible in lobby with the press of a button. Maybe they'll have something better from Nintendo officially, but I'm not too confident. This is in the area of online gaming. Because the system doesn't actually do voice chat on a system level, which is why it needs to come from the smartphone app. This is entirely a problem of Nintendo's own making. The hell of this situation is that Hori's solution is probably the most elegant way they could make this work, assuming that there were concerns with interference with the joycons, which is probably the case given the bluetooth situation. Quote Link to comment
The Guardian Mew Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 (edited) I knew it was going to be bad, because they're shoehorning in a chat app as the main form of communication, but I didn't know it was going to be this bad. They didn't just go out of their way to make the app system work, they invested 100% in the ridiculous thing. They didn't even think twice about leaving room for conventional measures. That is beyond backwards. There are going to be soooo many people that pull their Switch off it's base from an audio line. But maybe that's what they wanted, since Switch 2.0 will surely fix it. Congratulations early adopters, I guess. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Edited June 1, 2017 by The Guardian Mew Quote Link to comment
Punchy Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 (edited) I can't wait for the support calls on this: Customer: Yes, I am having issues with my joycons when I play Splatoon 2 Nintendo Service Rep: Okay, let's see what could be the problem. Do you have anything that could be causing interference... like a cellphone near by? Customer: Yeah, I'm using my cellphone to voice chat in the game. Nintendo Service Rep: Oh well there's the problem. Cellphones can interfere with the joycon's signal. So don't have or use your cellphone near the joycons and you should be good. Customer: .... If this is for all online games, then WTF services are they going to charge us for? Edited June 1, 2017 by Punchy Ithrak Utopia, K and ace 3 Quote Link to comment
Mocha Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 (edited) Edited June 1, 2017 by Yuki Quote Link to comment
bel Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 what the actual fuck and this is coming from a moron that bought a wiispeak The Guardian Mew 1 Quote Link to comment
Cryptic Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 In video game news next week: Pokemon Stars requires link cable for trading. But don't worry guys, Reggie promises it's better and more convenient than using Wi-Fi. Yeah, this is trash as expected. Quote Link to comment
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