Nintendo Switch 2 will be equipped with real-time subtitles and text to voice chat

Nintendo recently announced that Switch2's GameChat system will add two new auxiliary functions: text to voice (TTS) and real-time subtitles.

任天堂Switch2将配备实时字幕与文本转语音聊天功能

This innovative feature allows players to enter text information through GameChat, which will be converted into voice broadcasts.The real-time subtitle function can instantly transcribe voice conversations and display text content in the "chat box" on the screen.

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Previously, Nintendo confirmed that the Switch2 released on June 5 will only support variable refresh rate (VRR) in handheld mode when it is first released.Although the initial official statement mentioned that the host mode also supports VRR, Nintendo has apologized for this and corrected the instructions.However, the company has not completely ruled out the possibility of adding VRR support to dock mode through system updates in the future.

任天堂Switch2将配备实时字幕与文本转语音聊天功能

According to official news, 12 first-party Switch games will receive free Switch2 enhanced updates, including image quality upgrades, frame rate improvements, GameChat function support and HDR effects.The updated games available on June 5 include: "ARMS", "Flexible Brain School", "Forward! Captain Chinobio", "World Game Collection 51", "Game Builder Garage", "New Super Mario Brothers U Deluxe Edition", "Pokemon Zhu/Purple", "Super Mario 3D World + Fury World", "The Legend of Zelda: Reappearance of Wisdom" and "The Legend of Zelda: Dream Weaver".