After a long wait, Nintendo Switch owners finally get the opportunity to connect Bluetooth headphones.
However, this feature has some drawbacks.
The announcement came as a surprise: Thanks to the latest update, the Nintendo Switch now supports the connection of Bluetooth audio devices.
Console owners have been eagerly awaiting the feature since the console was launched in 2017, so it's great that it's finally possible.
The headphones can be paired in the settings menu under the menu item "Bluetooth audio".
However, the function is not entirely without restrictions.
Nintendo Switch OLED
: What new features does the improved model have? *
Nintendo Switch: Bluetooth audio limits other functions
According to Nintendo, users can only use two wireless controllers when Bluetooth headphones are connected. In addition, the system of Nintendo switch supports
still no Bluetooth
-
microphones
. This is probably due to the fact that voice chat is not possible directly via the console anyway. Instead, players have to download an app for their smartphone or tablet and invite friends there - which is quite cumbersome and works much easier and faster on other consoles. It is practical that up to ten different Bluetooth devices can be saved - both with the normal Switch and the Switch Lite.
Previously, Switch owners could only use wireless headphones indirectly, experts even considered the feature to be a selling point for a Pro version of the Nintendo Switch.
So now the function is also available for the standard model.
Bluetooth audio is definitely
a huge improvement
, especially when you consider that Nintendo's Pro Controller doesn't have a headphone jack.
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Is Nintendo launching a next-gen console?
Competitors Sony and Microsoft launched their next-gen consoles, the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S, last year. However, Nintendo usually pursues its own strategy and likes to dare to experiment with it, such as with the hybrid console Nintendo Switch.
The Nintendo Switch OLED
will appear
in autumn 2021
, but it is not a real next-gen console, even if it brings various improvements. But fans still speculate whether perhaps even a
Pro
-
version of the switch
is released, will be the more powerful. Nintendo has not yet commented on this.
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