Nintendo’s Official Switch 2 Camera for GameChat Is 1080p, Hori’s Piranha Plant Switch 2 Camera Is 480p

Hori’s Nintendo Switch 2 Piranha Plant camera has a solution of conscionable 480p — a overmuch poorer solution than Nintendo’s authoritative Switch 2 camera.

The UK My Nintendo Store confirmed the resolutions for some cameras:

• Nintendo Switch 2 Camera - Video seizure quality: 1080p.
• Piranha Plant Camera for Nintendo Switch 2 - Camera resolution: 640 × 480

Hori’s Piranha Plant camera, which is officially licensed by Nintendo, is cheaper than Nintendo’s ain $49.99 camera. It’s besides worthy noting that you tin usage the Nintendo Switch 2 camera accessory oregon immoderate compatible USB-C camera you'd similar with Switch 2. Both cameras are presently slated for merchandise alongside the Switch 2 itself connected June 5.

There is immoderate unsocial functionality with the Piranha Plant camera. The portion of the Piranha that houses the webcam tin detach from the pot, letting you enactment it straight connected apical of the Switch 2. This gives it a portability Nintendo’s ain camera lacks. Meanwhile, you tin adjacent the plant’s rima to obscure the lens.

Hori’s Piranha Plant camera is conscionable 480p resolution.

Nintendo fans reacted successful daze to the quality that the Piranha Plant is conscionable 480p. "How bash you adjacent marque a 480p camera successful 2025?" wondered redditor Ramen536Pie. "That indispensable beryllium harder to bash than a 1080p camera."

"That’s really hilarious," joked LizardsoftheGhost. "Maybe they meant to merchandise this backmost erstwhile the Wii U came out."

"Isnt 480p a transgression nowadays?" added pokemonfitness1420.

During past week’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed the Switch 2’s GameChat functionality, triggered by a property of the C fastener connected the caller Joy-Con.

Players tin ticker each different enjoying the aforesaid oregon antithetic titles and, with the assistance of a camera, adjacent spot each other. It's made each the easier by a built-in microphone that is shown to beryllium comparatively reliable careless of each player's gaming environment. The C button's chat paper aims to beryllium an all-in-one multiplayer diagnostic that could effect successful Nintendo's astir palmy online propulsion successful decades.

We've got plentifulness much connected Nintendo Switch 2, including everything announced during the Nintendo Direct, our interrogation with Nintendo of America's Bill Trinen, and the latest connected the interaction of Trump's tariffs connected the Switch 2.

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