Freedom from wires-at a costįurther Reading Pixel Buds 2 review: These earbuds are “much better than OK,” GoogleDespite that attention to Bluetooth bandwidth, Nintendo hasn't magically solved an inherent issue with some Bluetooth headsets: laggy audio. Modern Xbox and PlayStation consoles offer more options for both 3.5 mm jacks in their gamepads and built-in wireless functions in the consoles themselves.

Without Bluetooth audio support, Switch users needed to either run a 3.5 mm extension cord to their entertainment center or use a pair of wireless headphones with a Switch-compatible USB dongle, which would have to plug into one of the Switch dock's open ports. With the Nintendo Switch docked to a TV, on the other hand, headset options became more limited. In handheld mode, that limitation was more bearable because the system was in your hands, so a corded headset made a little more sense. Until this update, Switch consoles had a portable-audio capability that was the exact opposite of smartphones like the iPhone, in that the Switch only worked with wired headphones via the console's built-in 3.5 mm headphone jack. Bluetooth functionality is now live through the system's 13.0 firmware, which is available for download across all Switch regions. In an out-of-nowhere Tuesday evening update, Nintendo reversed course on one of the Nintendo Switch's biggest limitations: its lack of Bluetooth audio support.

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