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Post by BigOrkWaaagh on Sept 15, 2021 6:08:47 GMT
I was never that bothered about this but... they patched it in with the latest update. It was always an option and after 4 years they just patched it in. Wtf Nintendo.
Please understand etc.
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Post by Frog on Sept 15, 2021 6:21:00 GMT
They needed to do it or they wouldn't manage to maintain their trend of keeping hardware 8 years behind the curve. They would have slipped to 9 which is unacceptable.
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Sept 15, 2021 6:21:13 GMT
Apparently it works terribly. Baby steps.
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Post by mrharvest on Sept 15, 2021 6:39:53 GMT
Wait, so old Switches get Bluetooth audio support enabled with a software patch? Eh? It had the hardware capability all along?
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Post by Dgzter on Sept 15, 2021 6:54:04 GMT
Think there had always been suggestions that the joycons were using some form of Bluetooth, no? So the capability was always there.
Just so weird to see 3-4 years of constant, vocal bitching about the absence of an entirely basic piece of functionality ending up with a switch (ho, ho, ho!) being flipped via a software patch, and very little fanfare.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 15, 2021 7:00:51 GMT
It doesn’t really work though according to exclusive fontgeek sources (gremmi in the switch thread)
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Post by Fake_Blood on Sept 15, 2021 7:22:33 GMT
Bandwidth and signal integrity issues. It could always do it, but they already had problems with communicating with the joycons. Even now they state when using Bluetooth it’s limited to two connected controllers.
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Post by stixxuk on Sept 15, 2021 8:16:17 GMT
Kind of weird that they suddenly changed their mind on whether it was good enough to release.
Arrested Development Narrator: it wasn't
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Post by mrpon on Sept 15, 2021 8:19:01 GMT
Hilarious really, when you consider the PSP Go had it day 1. And it's great.
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Post by neil on Sept 15, 2021 8:38:10 GMT
I wonder if the Switch OLED has a slight modification that allows it to work better, and they're patching ahead of its release. (Probably not)
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Post by MolarAm🔵 on Sept 15, 2021 9:28:07 GMT
So I tried it on the Lite with Sony WXM4s, and it was fine. Didn't get the latency issues, audio quality was fine.
So I dunno whether it's a result of the Lite not needing the Bluetooth for other things, or something else going on. But yeah, no complaints here.
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Post by neil on Sept 15, 2021 10:52:24 GMT
I tried it with my Sennheisers on an OG Switch. I noticed maybe a very slight lag. It works ok.
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Post by HoriZon on Sept 19, 2021 7:50:56 GMT
Works fine with my AirPods I no longer need to use the adapter I bought.
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Post by Duffking on Sept 19, 2021 11:08:48 GMT
Just tried with my AKG Y50s and it's great if you enjoy having a half second audio lag, I guess.
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Post by cubby on Sept 19, 2021 18:01:38 GMT
I already had a genki dongle which works pretty well. I tried the built in Bluetooth and there's more of a noticeable lag than with the genki, so I've gone back to using that.
It's a shame as it's nice having it connect to your headphones instantaneously as soon as you turn it on or undock it.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 19, 2021 18:40:15 GMT
Tried with AirPod pros and there’s enough lag to not want to use it. I wonder if the noise cancellation processing stuff makes it worse, but plugging in headphones isn’t exactly a burden on a device like the Switch
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Post by lew on Sept 27, 2021 11:52:35 GMT
Yeah, tried it with some Samsung Buds, the lag is dreadful. Found it really quiet too.
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Post by Mageme on Sept 28, 2021 17:18:07 GMT
Tried it with some Sony WF-1000XM3 buds. Seems ok with just one but goes a bit waffy with two buds paired. Think I'll just carry on using wired!
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 28, 2021 17:22:52 GMT
I use Steelseries Arctis 7 with the included transmitter. Works fine (not great for handheld but always use it docked anyway)
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