Nintendo’s latest surprise announcement reveals that the Switch family can now support Bluetooth audio devices.
Nintendo has revealed its ultra popular Switch lineup of convertible gaming consoles are finally getting a feature that fans have been begging for since its launch in 2017 – Bluetooth audio support. The surprise announcement came from Nintendo of America’s Twitter account, stating that a firmware update (version 13.0.0) that adds the feature is available to download right now. Both the standard Nintendo Switch and the Switch Lite are supported, and presumably the upcoming Switch OLED as well – although there’s no explicit confirmation of that yet. The tweet also hints at ‘restrictions on some features’ while using Bluetooth audio, and points to a support page for further details. These limitations include an upper limit of two wireless controllers being paired while Bluetooth audio is in use at any one time, and only one Bluetooth audio device can be paired at any one time (although up to 10 can be saved for quick pairing).
