The Nintendo Switch adds support for Bluetooth headsets

For a console designed to play almost anywhere, the Nintendo Switch mysteriously has no support for wireless headphones, despite having Bluetooth connectivity. You have already had to connect the headphones using a cable, or connect a wireless headset adapter. But with the newly released switch 13.0.0 update, el Switch finally supports Bluetooth audio devices.

Only Nintendo of America announced the new feature on his Twitter account, inAlthough you would have guessed that the company would have made a bigger deal on promoting added functionality, as Switch gamers have been asking for native Bluetooth audio support for years. Better late than never?

With update 13.0.0 installed, a new one Bluetooth audio appears in the switch configuration menu below Controllers and sensors, with a simple Pair the device , along with a list of limitations that are also detailed in new Nintendo website support page. With a Bluetooth audio device connected (either a pair of wireless headphones, earphones, or speakers), the switch can only connect wirelessly to two controllers at a time. This means fourplayer Super Mario party the battles are out of the question. Bluetooth audio devices will also be disconnected when two switches for wireless multiplayer games are connected locally.

The switch also only allows you to actively pair one Bluetooth audio device at a time, although it can remember connections from up to 10 different devices at once. The console also doesn’t support the microphone of wireless headphones or speakers, probably because the Switch’s voice chat functionality already depends on a smartphone app, and Nintendo warns that gamers may experience audio latency depending on of the type of Bluetooth audio device used. . These are not insignificant limitations and this is probably why Nintendo did not include this functionality in the release. But with the Switch gritting its teeth, and the holidays are over arriving only with the OLED switch as a new hardware option, it is an upgrade that makes the original Switch more attractive to those who have not yet purchased any.