Interactive chat, screen-sharing among new features in Nintendo Switch 2

The Associated Press

· Posted: Apr 02, 2025 10:40 AM EDT | Last Updated: 40 minutes ago

Nintendo has announced a June 5 motorboat day for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2, which volition present interactive chat and screen-share functions to link gamers.

At its 60-minute Nintendo Direct presumption connected Wednesday, the institution revealed caller accusation astir the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and software.

Central to its updated portable gaming console is simply a caller "C" fastener connected its Joy Con controller, which volition motorboat a caller "GameChat" that allows you to "communicate with friends and household portion playing a game," and fto you stock your crippled surface with different players, according to Nintendo developers who presented the caller features.

A built-in microphone astatine the apical of the strategy volition besides let you to speech to different gamers.

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The caller console volition beryllium backwards compatible — meaning capable to play carnal and integer Switch games — though immoderate games whitethorn not beryllium supported oregon afloat compatible with the Switch 2, Nintendo said.

The company's erstwhile Nintendo Direct presumption connected March 27 announced games would proceed to beryllium made good into 2025 for the first-generation console, which debuted successful 2017.

Nintendo plans to big "Switch 2 Experience" events successful respective countries, wherever gamers tin get hands-on acquisition with the caller system. Those events are planned for cities including Los Angeles, New York, London and Paris opening this month.