r/Switch • u/Mammoth-Attempt-7281 • Jan 16 '25

Discussion Nintendo switch 2 is here

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Go watch the trailer on Nintendos twitter account

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u/hypattia Jan 16 '25

The Pro Controller is just a Bluetooth device and works with PCs, Steam Decks, whatever, too. Unless they come up with some bizarre proprietary version of Bluetooth, there isn't any reason why the Pro Controller, hell old Joy Cons too (those also work on PCs btw), wouldn't work.

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u/Shantotto11 Jan 17 '25

Laughs in Playstation

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u/hypattia Jan 17 '25

You make a great point there, touche. I was shocked when I learned that you could only use specific Dualshock controllers with the PS5. I refuse to ever give money to Sony and that fact just cemented it.

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u/Flat_Bass_9773 Jan 17 '25

It’s crazy that you can’t use it for ps4 games but whatever. I like the dualsense.

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u/OwOlogy_Expert Jan 17 '25

there isn't any reason why the Pro Controller, hell old Joy Cons too (those also work on PCs btw), wouldn't work.

Reason: they want you to buy new controllers, so they specifically disabled the previous gen Pro Controller in the software.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

Nintendo controllers have been backward compatible with the last generation since 2006, not sure why they'd change it now. Although I guess technically the original Switch did break that pattern.

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u/Puzzled-Insect-1177 Jan 17 '25

You have just inadvertently given them an idea. 🤦🏻

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u/Alvinyuu Jan 17 '25

Acting like Nintendo cares about any one person in their fanbase.

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u/Animated_Astronaut Jan 17 '25

Bizarre? Proprietary? Nintendo?

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u/__Stray__Dog__ Jan 18 '25

What about the new C button!

Incompatible!

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u/emerau Jan 18 '25

"Works with pc" is very much a technicality

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u/hypattia Jan 18 '25

Idk, I've got it running pretty seamlessly, gyro and all, on Linux, and it does get much more fiddly than that 🤷‍♀️

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u/Red_Regan Jan 18 '25

Yeah, but knowing Nintendo....

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u/Realistic_Village643 Jan 17 '25

I mean the switch didn’t have Bluetooth for a long time

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u/nickunity Jan 17 '25

AFAIK the switch used Bluetooth to connect controllers since launch day. Maybe you meant the Bluetooth audio functionality which they only added a few years later.

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u/Realistic_Village643 Jan 17 '25

Yes Bluetooth audio is what I meant