Suddenly urge to talk to twelve people while playing games? Nintendo Game Chat can help you with it.
The game chat is a new feature that comes with Nintendo Switch 2, which is aimed at trying to do all kinds of things and bring some sofa co-up attraction to play online with friends. What you can do, there are some limitations on it, it depends on how many people are there in your party, so let’s go to the details.
How to use game chat on Nintendo Switch 2
How to set game chat
Okay, so being a nintendo product, there are some wrinkles about which you would like to be aware. First, you will usually require a nintendo switch online subscription to use the feature, but it will be available to all users by 31 March, 2026. Secondly, you can have a maximum of 12 people in a voice chat and four in a video chat. Third, you will need a compatible USB-C camera that does not come with switch 2 if you want to show yourself on camera.
The first time you want to use the game chat, you will have to undergo some procedures to set it. Press the small button on the correct controller or on the home screen. After that, some terms and conditions and then some data collection policies agree. Now, you told that phone number verification is required. Hit the next hit, then scan the QR code, or if you have a problem then hit the “QR code”. Go to the linked page and enter your email address, then enter the verification number sent to the address.
You have to enter your phone number, and then a verification code will be sent on the phone. Enter and verify that website. You will find a message on your switch 2 which will tell you that the phone number is verified.
Now, a list of your friends will be loaded, and you can set whether you want to approve them for game chat. Confirm your settings and hit OK. Then you will find a message that will only ask you to use the game chat with your own nintendo account, and others should not allow your nintendo account to use. This is something Nintendo takes very seriously. Now, you are all set.
How to start game chat
Press the game chat button, either on the home screen or on the right controller, and you will get the option to make a chat or the chat is being run by your friends. To make a chat, you will be able to see who is available to chat and invite them. You can’t set a chat and just wait for people to join to sit there. You need active people whom you can invite to be able to set a chat.
From there, all this is very straightforward. Your switch 2 has a built -in microphone for voice chat, but you need to buy a compatible camera to be able to send your own video. The built -in microphone is very solid and does a good job of filtering any noise that is not your voice.
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