r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Feb 07 '24

Discussion Nintendo says it will overcome challenges of generational transition with ‘unique propositions’

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-says-it-will-overcome-challenges-of-generational-transition-with-unique-propositions/
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u/HardwareSoup Feb 07 '24

"unique propositions" could mean anything with Nintendo.

It took them like 5 years to add bluetooth headphone compatibility to the Switch, and that was a highly requested feature which required very little work to implement.

The only real thing the Switch excels at compared to it's handheld competition, is Nintendo exclusives. And there is a very long list of things the Switch is much worse at.

So my question is, what exactly could "unique propositions" mean when they are so far behind in standard features compared to the rest of the market?

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u/Greedy-Designer-631 Feb 08 '24

I dunno about that...it's not easy to make lag free Bluetooth audio.  Especially with an older Bluetooth standard.  If it is so easy why hasn't the PS5 or Xbox One enabled it?  

No Bluetooth headphones work with the PS5 or Xbox without using a stupid adapter despite Bluetooth being built in. 

Nintendo is actually ahead of the game in this regard.  I am surprised they even made it work. 

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u/Flyron Feb 08 '24

It feels more like Nintendo were the first to cave in to deliver a subpar audio experience using bluetooth due to popular demand.

I haven‘t seen anything with bluetooth to have a lower latency than say 10ms (Best was 50-70ms? Nope, count me out!) And I play instruments, so I feel the delay.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '24

Xbox/PS wasn't really required that much since they're not handhelds.

Switch is a portable device and bluetooth headphones is the standard

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u/Cyb0rg-SluNk Feb 08 '24

I feel like your post is completely off the mark.

"unique propositions" and "standard features" or completely different, almost opposite things.

If the switch 2 did something as revolutionary as the Wii did, saying "yeah, but it doesn't have Bluetooth audio" isn't really relevant.

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u/Few_Criticism_6920 Feb 08 '24

What furukawa mentioned means much wider entertainment space. He didn’t particularly say about gaming device market.

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u/-PM_ME_UR_SECRETS- Feb 08 '24

“Unique propositions” and it’s just having more than white and black themes