One of the most exciting features Switch 2 It’s its gamechat, a New social functions You can have up to 12 people sharing the screen, playing together, or just talking directly through the console. It places social features directly on the platform in a way that the Nintendo platform has not yet achieved.
The game is more social than most people praise. Former Internet, games with friends are what you do together on the couch. After moving online, people are finally able to expand their social circle to anyone who likes their hobbies, not just those who live nearby. Apps like Twitch and Discord make it easier.
While usually, gamers are playing chat together, GameChat doesn’t require you to play the same game, or even play games to chat. In some ways, the feature is almost ad. People can watch their friends play games they don’t own, and then, if they are in the family group, go through the newly announced loans of the system Virtual game card.
“I think the level of GameChat is really exciting,” US President Doug Bowser told Wired.
He added that the feature will reach its full potential in the hands of the players. “One of the things that really matters to us is that we watch and understand how people are involved in GameChat.”
However, it is well known that online communities in the game can be harmful. Any hall or platform with open communication inevitably becomes a vector of harassment and inappropriate images. Online games and platforms such as Roblox are very popular among young users. There are huge problems There are predators and pedophiles on the platform.
GameChat activates voice chat via the system’s C button and allows video usage using a USB-C camera – if not selected, can cause a lot of abuse of features. In a roundtable discussion with Nintendo in New York City last week with Nintendo’s hardware team, Switch 2 director Takuhiro Dohta and producer Kouichi Kawamoto talked about how they thought about using a security-considered system. This feature is limited to the player’s friend list, and parents keep a lot of control.
“Parent control of minors who chat can be set up and controlled through the app,” Dohta told Wired. This means that only friends who are approved by their parents can chat with minors. Roblox is installed Similar security features As part of the overhaul parental control.
However, adult players or players without parental control need to be more proactive. Dohta points out that the friend list system points to the console. “You won’t find yourself chatting with strangers.” He said players will be able to import their friend list from the switch, although it may take some “fine-tuning” to figure out who is going to chat. “There will definitely be some people who like to chat, and some people don’t like to chat.”
“Ultimately, if something does happen or chatting with someone you don’t want to chat, there’s also a reporting feature,” Kawamoto added.
GameChat will launch with Switch 2 on June 5 and will launch with Nintendo Switch online membership.
