@BLP_Software That can be solved with simple region zoning, or matching people with similar languages, which is already stored on your console information. I bet that's what most games do.
But then take my country, the UK. My region in servers in the EU. 28 other countries and not all speak English.
This kind of backs into the whole censorship during localisation thing. Different places, different standards.
And even then...the problem persists outside of Splatfests. The world is a big place and quote frankly with the some of the things I say, its best its not an option to talk to randoms
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@Nicolai In an online team-based shooter, I'd much rather have faster matchmaking than sacrificing speed just for the possibility to chat with strangers.
"Not only does your Nintendo app have to stay open for voice chat to work, but your screen has to stay on, making this a substantial battery drain on your phone."
Oh wow, that actually really sucks. I can take calls and listen to audio with the screen off, why not voice chat? That's just a blatant waste of energy, it would almost certainly necessitate keeping your phone plugged in, which would get my phone really really hot as well with the screen on.
Nintendo really doesn't know how to develop for smartphones, do they? I thought DeNA were supposed to be experts at stuff like this.
Totally with you! This app seems like it's going to need more than just a 'stability update' to patch it up... :/
@BLP_Software Was that a reply to me? Cause I don't remember saying anything about talking to strangers. I have no interest in speaking to people that don't know a language I do either, but I believe there are simple solutions for that, and I don't think you need a phone for that.
The other major thing to note is that the drive to adopt 1080p TV sets had another 2 major driving factors.
Firstly LCD or LED TVs are much smaller and lighter (even while offering a bigger screen) than old crt TVs. This was, to many, a much bigger driver than the improved screen quality (indeed I'd hazard a guess than a majority of HD TVs owners have never used it to display full 1080p content and that a sizeable minority has only ever used it to watch 480p content).
Secondly crt TVs were more unreliable - they broke eventually creating a 'push' factor. LCD and LED TVs can live much longer.
4K doesn't have those advantages. It'll become the standard - if only because economics mean the manufacturers will eventually find it cheaper to make only 4K sets - but it'll take a much longer time than 1080p adoption did.
This doesn't affect the Xbox One X though. It's not aimed at the mainstream consumer and, anyway, it mostly exists so that Microsoft can say 'Xbox is the most powerful home console and the best place to play the industry's biggest games'.
Reviews and professional YouTubers will play on their One Xs and the brand attributes will be carried by marketing onto the One S.
It's a pretty clever approach really and they're doing it better than Sony has so far (although they're sitting on one of the most successful consoles ever so they didnt really have to nail it). I fully expect Nintendo to try the same trick with the Switch eventually (especially since they've already done it in a more low key way with the 3DS).
@meleebrawler@BLP_Software true, and true. I have no desire to talk to randoms, but I would enjoy voice chat in Squads.
According to Gamexplain, you can't even pull down your notification panel without cutting out the chat. I've never even heard of an app having that problem.
@Octane What baffles me is that people want to talk with random players.
And hey. If they know Japanese then great XD
This confuses me also. Like, I've seen people complain that they can't read けんじ and ともこ's names when they come online, but at the same time they also seem really keen to strike up conversation with them.
"Hey けんじ! What's up man! I've got no idea what you're saying, or even how to read your name, but isn't it great we can finally speak together!? It's so cool how Nintendo has resolved this issue and definitely hasn't created any new problems involving language barriers or anything like that. What's that? You didn't understand anything I just said either? Oh, けんじ! You are funny sometimes!"
I really can't see 'no random voice' chat as a legitimate complaint in this game.
Now having a shoddy private voice chat service? That complaint carries a fair bit more weight.
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