Switch2‘s C-Button (Game Chat)

The C-button stands for Chat! Nintendo’s newest console features a “C Menu,” a Discord-call-style way of chatting with friends. The Switch 2 has a built-in microphone with noise cancelling to compete with loud environments, which you can use in docked and portable mode.

Switch 2 features cross-game voice chat as well, so you’re not all limited to playing Mario Kart World if that ain’t your thing but you do want to hang with pals while gaming. The Game Chat feature also lets you watch each other’s screens, too.

The Direct also showed off a new separate camera peripheral that shows your face laid over a game like a Zoom call with a backdrop, or places your lovely visage in various avatar bubbles in games.

And yes, you’ll need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to use this feature, though it will be free for a limited time so you can try it out.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Camera launches with the Switch 2.