Egads, You Can Now Use Wireless Headphones With Switch Thanks To The 4.0.0 Update

Amazing. Why wasn’t this included in the update notes?

Very nice! I like wireless headphones. I mostly uses corded though.

I guess @Rhaoulos wish was granted
Mostly.

Airpods need to work. I love em

@AlexOlney Stole first comment from me, you shall pay for this!

@Kalmaro Make him feel your wrath!

how far can you be from the dock in handheld mode for the audio to still work?

Wow, hidden gem. Finally I can use my nice set.

@Joker13z Oh I will! I had a one word comment ready to secure my place and be obnoxious! Then I had to settle for typing an actual sentence like a pleb. Ungh, I need to wash myself.

@ValhallaOutcast If you mean thatyou'll have the USB plug for the headset in on of the dock's USB ports, it won't work for handheld. If you mean having the USB plug for the headset in the USB-C port of the Switch itself, then you can be any distance from the dock because that isn't connected.

Oh man, for about 10 seconds I was happy. I just want to use my (bluetooth) headphones in handheld mode. Having a complete dock dangling under my Switch is really no solution I'd rather have a cord between me and my Switch then. However, thanks for the info

I’m confused. It says wireless headsets are supported and you just have to plug them in. Eh?

Was full of hope when I read the headline thinking great my Bluetooth earbuds can finally be used.
No we have to add more gadgets and adapters making the switch more cumbersome than portable.
For the sake of plugging in a jack on a thin wire I’ll give it a miss until the time comes where you don’t need to use other gadgets and dongles to get wireless audio.
May this was why it wasn’t shouted about by Nintendo.

Can you connect a Bluetooth headset using a USB adapter?

Yeah I thought I would finally be able to use my ziks with the switch ....but no.

Yeah I thought I would finally be able to use my ziks with the switch ....but no.

Boo, my headphones do not work. Same kind of plug and play adapter and everything....not all dongles work I guess.

@ROBLOGNICK
Some wireless headsets use a 2.4Ghz adapter to connect (like how wireless mice and keyboards work). These adapters are coded to work with a specific headset, and it means that the headset doesn't try connecting to multiple devices at once, which bluetotth headsets sometimes do when paired with multiple devices.

@twadezelda3dsxl makes sense now reading it again, when I first read "USB audio is now supported in both docked and undocked modes" I read it like undocked would still work with the USB dongle plugged into the dock

@ROBLOGNICK I think it's USB Audio, so USB Wireless Headsets would work. It sounds like NL wrote this in a very confusing way to say "WIRELESS HEADPHONES" for some reason.

@AlexOlney there's a lot of questions in the chat.....can you answer some? Distance from dock? Portable options? Air pods? Voice chat?

I still despise the idea of wireless headphones. Thank goodness I have a surplus of wired ones

@Xaessya I just took my lunch break and came back to this, had a heart attack but my heart started beating again when I read the article and realised it was only through USB, which is not really useful

Good for docked play. I guess you can just use wired headphones for handheld.

It's just crazy to me that this kind of thing wasn't par for the course out the box anyway. I guess as long as there's a wired headphones option then it's not that big a deal, and obviously eking as much as you can out of the low battery life on Switch is a big deal, so there is that.

@Lord It sounds like it supports USB Headphones/Audio out. So like my Logitech Headset with it's wireless transmitter would work. The Switch itself isn't doing wireless. So Air Pods is a no unless this means usb bluetooth transmitters work also.

For a moment there I thought I could use my Sony MDR-100ABN Bluetooth headset with my Switch.

That was an amazing little moment of bliss...

@ValhallaOutcast
It means that you'd need the dongle plugged into the Switch. It wouldn't be possible to work undocked with the dongle in the dock because the Switch would have no way to communicate with the dock.

@JRJalapeno If they system supported full bluetooth then they would be able to. I also want to use them with my switch!

@nintendolife Pretty misleading article title by the way

This doesn’t sound wireless. Plugging something into the USB does not sound like I can use wireless headphones.
Can I use my actually wireless Powerbeats or not???

Wait... So my Bose QC35s can work with the Switch???

WOOHOOO

@Yasaal Oh wait my bad... Didn't read the article or watch the video... This is what happens when you don't read the whole article...

@AlexOlney what is the name if the dongle you used to make the headphones work in handheld mode? Looks useful for fightsticks.

There's an issue with the headline - you misspelled 'USB' as 'Wireless'...

Awesome news!!! Anyone have a good (and erm...cheap) recommendation for some wireless headphones?

Needs a Bluetooth option! Rolls eyes

What is this article? Switch now supports Wireless headphones! except, it doesn't. You still need to plug in a dongle (like before) to get it to work!

Click bait title if I ever saw one.

@Damo Then you should change your headline on this article. Because this is written in a very odd way to get to the point you can have wireless headphones. All this does is give another way to get the audio out. Hell before this update the Switch support wireless if you attached a 3.5 Bluetooth Audio transmitter.

AAAAWWW – reading the article i was getting excited for bluetooth headphone support, but wait – N O T !

wireless headphones = bluetooth, without pluging some akward dongle crap in!

reminds me of apple, with their load of adapters you need in order to get everything to work with your shiny new CrapBook

Sucks how it doesn’t support bluetooth yet. Maybe in a future update?

@impurekind I think, looking back, now, there are plenty of painful things Nintendo left off the Switch at launch, but it's hard to argue with success, though. Imagine if they had waited until everything was ready and we were still running on Wii U fumes up until now, with some sort of Switch launch happening next month.

Yes, it would probably be more feature complete, but how different would the third party support be? This "rush to launch" to fill the horrible Wii U gap has paid off, in my estimation. All this build up of attention over the year is going to mean that the big Holiday season will be offering a Switch with much better support from third parties and a big library of excellent games.

Anyway, all this just to say, Nintendo left things out that felt baffling at the time, but they were probably the right things to axe for launch, because, so far, the Switch is a massive success.

I tried with Razer's kraken USB cabled headphones, it doesn't work sadly

@readyletsgo Well, this is why it wasn't listed in the patch release notes. It's just a step in the right direction. Like Alex suggested, it's probably a step towards official hardware support, and more is on the way.

Will the Sony Platinum Wireless headset work?

@Malcrash Wait. You despise the idea of wireless headphones? Or the limitations of most solutions right now? Because the idea is fantastic! Sound not syncing with the game closely is a disaster, though. I'd agree with that.

@AlexOlney Now I'm confused. The title says something about wireless headsets, but the article mentions USB.
Does the switch support Bluetooth Headsets or not?

@aaronsullivan I mean, it has it conveniences, but with audio sync issues that would arise along with battery life, I'd much prefer wired headphones by a mile

...wait. This means Discord can finally be supported by the system!

@shani

You need a USB dongle. If you have wireless headphones that connect with a Bluetooth signal, you can't use them sadly. I was excited for about 5 seconds until I learned that. The article title is very misleading, NintendoLife.

This headline is misleading to the point of being overt fallacy. I'm not normally the type to scream "fake news!" but in this case, @alexolney you're spreading fake information with this headline and should be exceedingly ashamed of yourself and of NL.

As the article itself states, the Switch very explicitly does NOT support wireless headphones now any more than it did before. It does NOT support them. It supports WIRED USB-Audio connections rather than having to rely on the analog out and internal DAC it can output digital out.

The recommendation to use wireless headphones that use a USB dongle is a plus for PC headset users in docked mode which feature a wireless USB dongle, but the suggestion ot use a USB dongle for portable use is no different than the former recommendation to use a 3.5mm BT dongle back when the system launched. Except it's located even less conveniently.

I guess that this is nintendo's way to futureproof the switch for a future where usb c headphones are a standard thing in the market, thanks to the fact that usb c is meant to be anywhere and in everything that exists

@ROBLOGNICK they connect via a wireless USB dongle

@nintendolife

You misspelled "USB" as "wireless".

Just tested this with my Playstation Gold Headset, works like a Gem! Thanks Alex!

@ValhallaOutcast However far your headphones support. I have the Corsair Void RGB that work around 30 feet away with no issues. Haven't really tested beyond that as I was already in the next room.

@slaine Yeah my first thought was bluetooth as well. The main image is a little bit of a paradox as Alex is wearing the Sony PlayStation headset with the Switch undocked. So technically the title should be that USB wireless headsets are now supported.

Why can't Nintendo just patched Bluetooth 4.0 in? 😜 Or are we able to use an USB bluetooth dongle now?

The headphone jack should be on the joy-con (like PS4), that will make headphone easier to use when playing on TV.

But... how's the latency though?

@NEStalgia This opening paragraph is odd as well.

"One of the biggest complaints about the Switch is the lack of any kind of support for wireless headphones beyond wangling something together with an adapter, which introduces lag and other horrible nasties."

But...the example used in this article uses an adapter/dongle.

"USB audio is now supported in both docked and undocked modes, meaning various headsets which use a USB dongle for connection - such as the Playstation Wireless Headset - are now supported natively on the Switch. You just plug it in and - hey! - it works."

Yes it works using an adapter/dongle the opening paragraph complained about. This whole article is misinformation just to have a click baity headline.

...Most wireless headsets (non bluetooth, non NFC) use a 2.4 GHz (usually) receiver. Why are people saying the article is misleading? They didn't say it took bluetooth yet. The headset that @AlexOlney is using is branded as a wireless headset by Sony themselves. Nothing he said was wrong or misleading.

@Ryu_Niiyama Well...I mean people are posting in the comments they thought it was refering to bluetooth from the headline. Also Nintendo updated the Switch for USB audio, could have instead said "The new USB Audio Functions Allows for Wireless Solutions" in the headline. The fact the ariticle complains about dongle solutions, yet the solution is a dongle is also kinda dumb.

i actually saw this on youtube a few mins after it was put up and tried on my PC's USB gaming headset. (Sades A70 model)

It was recognized and worked immediately. Because of you, nintendo life and nintendo, I now have to make a new spot for my dock for late night gaming without disturbing family.

I love and hate you both.

@NEStalgia @MoonKnight7 You can say that again! 'The article title is very misleading, @NintendoLife'. ^^

@SanderEvers Hm okay, I replaced my BT stick with a BT audio adapter, but I think I still got the BT stick. I'll try that out when I'm back home, thanks!

@Arehexes ...Bluetooth headsets are referred to as such. If one is confused because they conflated terms incorrectly that isn't NL's fault. I'm sure everybody knows someone that calls all video games a "Nintendo", do you say the person that calls the video game system being described by its actual name wrong just because someone else used the wrong term?

I guess I'm not the only one that got caught off guard misunderstanding the article. If I have to use a dongle for my Switch, then it ain't bluetooth ready enough for me (sigh... I got so happy too...)

@Kalmaro Never go full Sligeach.

I'm getting the Hori Splatoon headset.

Sorry not sorry.

@Ryu_Niiyama Most PC-oriented "wireless headsets" do indeed use a receiver dongle, because the PC industry still hasn't adopted BT at this point outside laptops for the most part, and since it's a heavily wired device there's little real advantage to (expensive) BT over (cheap) serial over radio, particularly where latency is an issue and AptX adds additional cost. But the headline doesn't say "PC oriented wireless headsets", it says "wireless headphones", which in common parlance in 2017 means bluetooth headphones, as the only wireless headphones on the market that are not bluetooth are either very low end ones, PC gaming headsets, or bespoke ones like the Sennheiser RS line I use with a proprietary radio protocol over 2.4GHz, and DAC/ADC/charger cradle. Apple has cranked that normal to 11 of what "wireless headphones mean."

Still the article references the frequent complaints about Switch not supporting wireless headphones. I don't recall a host of those complaints revolving around it not supporting USB receiver dongles. The complaint was about actual commercial wireless (aka bt) headphones that everyone that owns an Apple product has no choice to not own So the article kind of blew its own cover by pointing out it's aware of the complaints.

Even the Sony unit in question is kind of their legacy product, their BT set is their core product. (And is also the only BT headset the PS4 was supporting last time I checked, but they (hopefully) fixed that in patches after I stopped checking.

At minimum they're living in a bubble if "wireless headphones" translates in their minds to "PC gaming headsets." At maximum they're deliberately seeking clicks with false headlines that "can be interpreted" as true if you look half sideways at it.

I've been embarrassed for NL several times from various articles but this one is kind of a new low. What's next, a picture of Mario Odyssey with a link and a caption reading "Do NOT play this game UNLESS..." ?

At least you came up with a believable excuse they can rely on to try digging out of the abyss they've sunken into this time!

@Arehexes Yeah, it's truly a new low. The new solution is the old solution but open to additional hardware. Maybe they can have the next headline "Switch can now play Sony games!" with a link to the article about the one indie Sony is publishing that's coming to Switch

@Ryu_Niiyama Yes I would correct them, because if you go to a store and say "Give me that Nintendo" when you meant a PlayStation 4 no one is going to know what you meant. At least if I ask a Best Buy worker for a wireless headset he will take me to the bluetooth devices (Odds are he will not take you to the Gaming Headsets unless you say that's what you want, which is what is supported inthis solution). Because wireless headset is a generic term for the vast amount of different types of headsets. Saying "Nintendo" is a person who didn't understand hardware but knows Nintendos are hot. It's like my mother calling my SNES an Atari.

Even so the meat of the article is bad because the solution to the complant about an adapter is....wait for it...hold it...an adapter. You are swaping one thing sticking out of the Switch to get wireless for another.

This is a bad article that jumped hoops to say it supports wireless, when saying "USB Audio Support Allowing Wireless has been added" would quickly get to the point and not cause confusion.

Whaaaaa? This is awesome news.

Wow, hell froze over

So does anyone know if a Bluetooth USB transmitter works? Or is it just USB

@NEStalgia this generation consoles headsets are almost exclusively USB wireless , so wireless gaming headsets doesn't imply BT

If this works with my Sony Platinum headphones, I'll be thrilled. For my late night gaming sessions, when I can't crank my 5.1, this is a godsend. Can't wait to try when I get home.

@Pupito the switch also has a headphone jack but thats not really the reason why everybody is excited.

its the fact we can now use very high grade headphones an such, possibly even mics in the future!

@BalrogtheMaster This is what I want to know, too. However, I don't think it would work because how would you pair it unless it was an official adapter that came with the headphones? There's no interface for pairing things on the switch.

Does this mean that Bluetooth Adapters used for laptops will work with this?

@G0dlike because Nintendo.

Well this is lovely!

@Kfmush Yeah I didn’t think about that, haha. I suppose another option is a Bluetooth transmitter using the headphone jack. Those aren’t too expensive https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074QLB1Y7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_zqq6zbVFS2TNR

Dang it, you made me excited to use my bluetooth ear phones with my switch. Alas, it's through USB and not the on-board bluetooth.

@ValhallaOutcast But the article headline, and most of the article itself does not say "Switch now supports common USB wireless gaming headsets". It says "You can now use wireless headphones."

Wireless headphones are not "USB wireless gaming headsets." You can use "wireless headphones" with an iPhone 7. In fact you MUST use "wireless headphones" with an iPhone 7. You can not use a "USB wireless gaming headset", at least without a lightening adapter. They are two different things.

The article is framed around wireless audio which has become standardized around BT for years now (barring bespoke proprietary devices), and what it really talked about is USB audio. USB audio is not wireless audio. It's USB wired audio for which you can use a wired device to transmit a proprietary signal for audio. Just like the BT transmitters we already could have used. The old solution and new solution are identical docked, and neither is useful at all undocked.

And it doesn't even confirm if microphone support is supported over USB which amusingly, if not, eliminates the entire point of using a "USB gaming headset" versus any other form of dongle or cable based wireless audio other than if you already own one.

It's a nice feature update, but the reporting on it here is, as Alex would say, a bit pants.

@Samus7Killer Yes I went to Best Buy today and bought one. They work just fine. Now to Test the lag if any also you need to turn on the volume on the system. Yes you can turn the volume up on the headset but that only affects the headset.

Bluetooth or go home.

@AlexOlney Curse you, misleading headlines!

Testing this out with a Corsair Void headset. Im getting nothing. Any clue what's wrong? The usb dongle is plugged into the switch and it's docked. I've tried all the switch ports including the 3.0 as well.

@aaronsullivan Yeah, that seems reasonable enough--as long as those things to come at some point down the line (hopefully not too soon).

I broke down and got a Switch because Mario Odyssey, the lack of Bluetooth headset support was my biggest reservation though. Glad they finally fixed that. I just tried it with my headset and it works like a charm.

This is garbage. Bottom line. Dock mode is fine but handheld? Really?? You have to have that thing hanging? How does this count for as wireless when you have to have something hanging in the Switch might as well use wired headphones.

@N8tiveT3ch just tried it tonight and it works with no delay. Takes the sound away from the TV like i wanted it too. So glad i can use my Sony Platinums with Switch in dock mode. Now is it in 7.1? Doesn't sound so. And yeah its definetly not in 3D audio either. Beggars cant ne choosers doe. Just glad it works.

Where did the Pilotwings music come from?

Hallelujah!,,

This is garbage. Why do we need a usb dongle? Non of my Bluetooth headset have a usb dongle. Why in heavens name would they!... Why cant it just work like on my phone!

@morphballer Smash Bros

@Agramonte USB only. Glad i have 2 sets of Sony headsets i can use. Sony Platinums FTW

Anyone able to suggest some headsets, (model names or numbers)

Wireless is fine and all, but Nintendo needs to get on the Bluetooth option!

You could use any kind of headphone with a docked Switch since Day One. All that was needed was an HDMI audio extractor, which you can get for a couple of bucks. Just saying ...

Unless they just enable support for general bluetooth headphones, I will just stick to the wired option. I only really care about wireless headphones when walking around, and even though I love taking my Switch with me, I don't play it while walking around. lol

Still wish it had a optical port so I could use my Astro A50s. Yea I can still get them to work using a trrs cable, but then I don’t get Dolby surround.

I don't know, when I read "wireless headset" I simply think of headsets that can be connected without using a cable and not about bluetooth headset in particular.
So I don't really get what the fuss here in the comments is about.

Sure it can be misleading when you jump to conclusions, but that is at least partly your own fault.

Nintendo Life at a new low. Until Nintendo Life tries to act as a serious news website, and drop their click bait, Adblock will stay on.

Where do you get those super cool posters in the background?

Wow.... Great news! I found nothing misleading about the article. After reading these comments, it looks like a lot of people are whining just a bit because they just read a headline, and not the entire article, and then they were not quite as excited once they actually READ the article. I, too wondered if Bluetooth headphones would work work, then read the article and UNDERSTOOD. Then, I conveniently moved on with life without whining.
Except... Now I am whining about whiners... Geez...

@SanderEvers Ah, what a pity. Why is Nintendo making it so hard to use this device properly?

It has Bluetooth, but no Bluetooth Audio.
It has USB - which stands for universal serial bus - but it's not universal at all, you can only use a handful kind of devices with it.
It has a Browser, but it's not accessible through the menu.
It has a menu, but you can't customize it.
It 's running on tablet hardware, but you can't install any apps.
It has a gyroscope, but you can't rotate the screen.

This is stupid!

@EternalDragonX Couldn't agree more!

@TDS_Computer 'they just read a headline, and not the entire article, and then [...] they actually READ the article. '
Your argument is very contradictory. Let me explain it to you: People read the titel, get their hopes up, then they read the title and realize that the title says something completely different.
So the title is misleading, but that doesn't mean people don't read the article.
People have to read the article to even realize that the title is misleading. And that's the last thing a title should be...

@TDS_Computer

"After reading these comments, it looks like a lot of people are whining just a bit because they just read a headline, and not the entire article, and then they were not quite as excited once they actually READ the article."

I just want to make you aware that this sentence makes absolutely no sense. It's times like these, where subheads would be appreciated. Instead of "Music to our ears!" It could have said, "Only via USB dongle though" or something like that. You can't honestly sit there and say, you knew exactly what they meant by clicking on it, can you? I very much doubt that you went, "Oh! I bet they mean via USB!" I read the headline, was excited, then I dove into the article and video and learned the real truth, and yep, the headline is very misleading, whether it was intentional or not.

Funny that @SLIGEACH_EIRE hasn't posted here yet, as very little negativity could be spat out on this piece of news.

Anyway, I like how Nintendo is going all out with peripheral support on the Switch, especially controllers. Back on the Wii & Wii U days it was really cumbersome that, for example, a SNES game like Super Mario World that doesn't require all buttons couldn't be mapped to a Wii Remote without using at least a Classic Controller. Same goes for the Pokken Controller, which is supported on the Switch universally whether the game needs more buttons or not.

Sounds like progress to me. Surely the next step is a nano USB-C Bluetooth single from some third party that’ll work with any standard Bluetooth headset. Wouldn’t be as good as adapter free, but it’d be close.

@Samus7Killer oh cool. Ive seen those but I use my phone headset plugged into the ps4 controller. Could pick one up if see them on Black Friday.

Having to Run a wire cross my living room when my girlfriend is reading her books drives me nuts. It has like 3 extension plugged together... Super ghetto, Hahaha.

It's really frustrating having these workarounds and semi-functionalities. Full Bluetooth functionality isn't a big ask for a portable device in 2017.

Also, only @AlexOlney could be responsible for such beautiful phrases like "horrible nasties" and "oh-so-convenient lovelies". Wordsmith!

Great news. Just in time for a Mario

@Samus7Killer Yeah I am there with you on that. I enjoying the feature with different games last night. If Sony is smart they will release Mini USB C that connect the headphones wireless while in portable mode. Maybe another manufacture.

@chardir They are wireless. Wireless USB

@AlexOlney What is the latency like on this? Bluetooth tends to have some bad latency sometimes...

"...that for some reason, Nintendo themselves didn't want to harp on about." This video perfectly explains why Nintendo didn't include this in the release notes — it's hard to explain in writing. The Switch now supports wireless headphones that use a USB dongle, but not Bluetooth headphones. I would guess that most people think of wireless headphones and Bluetooth headphones to be synonymous. I was one of those people until I watched the video.

I tried the ps3 Sony dongle headset last night and it worked great!! I can finally game late at night with the volume at a good level and not bother the wife! Hooray!

Thank god for this update.

What's the point when you have what looks like a godawful plastic ballsack hanging down from your Switch?

@SanderEvers The browser was already hacked as it is, so their reluctance was really pointless.
Screen rotation would be really great for reading stuff (news sites, but in my case mostly comics) on the Switch.
And BT audio has no lag with AptX (even without it, the lag is barely noticeable). I've been playing PC, Wii U and Switch games with BT for many years and it works like a charm.
And the Switch is running in tablet hardware, that's not even debatable but a simple fact (check wikipedia).

bluetooth = bluetooth
wireless = wireless
bluetooth =/= wireless
Hope that clears things up for people attacking Nintendolife

@Pizzapasta

Umm...bluetooth is a wireless standard.

"Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the ISM band from 2.4 to 2.485 GHz[4]) from fixed and mobile devices, and building personal area networks (PANs). Invented by telecom vendor Ericsson in 1994,[5] it was originally conceived as a wireless alternative to RS-232 data cables."

@Arehexes Thank you for googling the definition of bluetooth and cutting and pasting the first definition that came up... Are you really going to be THAT guy that wants to win an argument or sound smart so badly that you purposefully misunderstand common usage in order to prove a point?

It is common practice to use the term "wireless headset" for any headset that uses wireless communication that isn't bluetooth, and then to specify "bluetooth headset" for ones that specifically use that technology. That is why I didn't throw a conniption fit when I paid $100 for "wireless" Sony headphones and found a USB dongle in the box. That is why I didn't flip out when I had to use a wireless receiver to use my "wireless" XBox controller on my PC. Because when someone says "wireless device", they are almost always talking about a wireless technology other than bluetooth. You can google definitions until the cows come home, it's not going to change the way the majority of people use words.

@Pizzapasta

1) Me and other people assumed bluetooth headsets when they read the headline.

2) When I go to best buy and ask for wireless headsets I am taken to the headsets with BLUETOOTH. Because that is the common type used.

3) This "solution" doesn't make things any easier. It's just a different peice of kit doing the same thing as a bluetooth transmitter. And limiting your options.

You take about "common useage" but more people use bluetooth headsets then usb wirless headsets.

@Arehexes I'm talking about the common usage of the TERM. That's what my original comment was about. When people say "wireless" they mean one thing, when they say "bluetooth" they mean something else. That is common usage of the TERMS. You can argue with me all you want, it doesn't change reality. There are hundreds of products on the market that are "wireless headsets" they say "wireless headsets" on the box, they absolutely aren't bluetooth. Sony's main PS4 headset is the "Wireless Gold Headset". It says it right on the box. It's not bluetooth. I don't see anyone accusing Sony of being misleading. XBox360 Wireless controller wasn't bluetooth. The original XBoxOne Wireless controller wasn't bluetooth. No one accused Microsoft of being misleading. If you and other readers ASSUMED he meant bluetooth when he ACTUALLY said wireless, well I that's really not his fault.

@Pizzapasta Man I should be careful, because when I go to best buy and ask for wireless headsets all they show me is bluetooth stuff. Because you know not everyone who plays video games has indepth knowledge in the different headsets (Hell Gamestop doesn't even require kniwledge on the stuff to work there). Also all everyone is saying is to have a LITTLE extra detail. You know since they are "reporting" this detail would be nice. It's funny how gameinformer had a better detailed headline.

"The Switch Now Supports USB Headsets, But Not For Everything You'd Want"

Short, simple, and explains what was REALLY added. Not jumping through hoops to allow then to write "ZOMG WIRELESS HEADSETS".

Because fun fact, you could make your own set up for wireless headsets on the Switch BEFORE this update. All this update does is add another method to do that. It did not some how magically make wireless a open now.

@Arehexes I just find it strange that people would make that assumption. Remember that no modern console supports bluetooth headphones. XBoxOne and PS4 DO NOT support bluetooth headphones; only wireless headphones or wired headphones plugged into the controller. Bluetooth headphones on a gaming system are a very tricky thing because they can introduce quite a bit of audio lag. That's a big reason why no modern system supports it. You said that there already is a wireless option, (use a bluetooth receiver in the 3.5mm jack) and that this is just another way to connect. That's not exactly true. Those bluetooth wireless transmitters introduce quite a bit of audio lag which means what you see on screen and what you hear in your headphones doesn't match up, and they make rhythm games like Thumper absolutely unplayable. Any of those bluetooth receivers are a MUCH worse option than a Wireless USB dongle because the dongle uses a lag free wireless signal. So it isn't just a matter of using a different dongle to do the same thing, it's really the only functional wireless option for the Switch right now.

@Pizzapasta It's not a strange assumption to make when the common connection to wireless headset is a bluetooth headset. When people say "I have wireless ear pods" most people are going to assume bluetooth. Since the only thing that uses a dongle is gaming headsets. Also if you are worried about timing with audio, why are you using wireless headsets? Nothing like having to play a game where you are using audio and your headset dies in the middle of it. Then having to connect to a wall outlet and be tethered to the wall (Yes that has happened to me).

@Arehexes uh .. the common connection for Gaming audio is UHF. Not Bluetooth. This is a gaming system, not your phone or music device.

I have wireless earphones and a usb - C adaptor. What else do I need to get connected? My headset didn’t come with a Bluetooth dongle but I assume that’s all I now need?

This article is crap. I have a wireless headset. I read this and acquired a USB - C adaptor and a Bluetooth transmitter. Set it all up. Does it work? Does it bollocks! Once you have a c adaptor and dongle there is no reason it won’t work. Nintendo need to sort their [removed] out with this and NL could do to ex,Ian why their article actually talks utter [removed]! Back to wired headphones.

_{@superspur1978 Mind your language - Octane}

@superspur1978 I hope this post was a joke...

@AlexOlney
You made me come and be a member in this site, love you dude
Number one fan in Tunisia, moving to UK soon
Cheers mate and keep up the awesome videos

@AlexOlney Apparently, the Wii U Gamecube adapter seems to work aswell on the Switch. Maybe GC Virtual Console in the future?

@SanderEvers

How long is the battery life of your switch in portable mode when your using it with the Creative bt-w2?

What about AXUM? finally, someone is making wireless headphones for RUNNERS!!!! and not just another gaming/Netflix earbuds... to be honest, I really doubt that there's a better pair of this completely wireless earbuds - can't wait to get mine https://goo.gl/LFMq1A

Wait, so does this mean I can use my Astro a50s? They use a USB control box thingy. I could see this working while docked, but I rarely play that way, I play in handheld mode 99% of the time. Can I still use them somehow? Or is that what the article is referring to, needing a USB to USB-C adapter. If so, about how much do they go for? Thanks!

@Yasaal So we can't use the Bose QC35 with the dongle? Sucks if not. Love those headphones for plane rides.

If I don’t have a USB will it still work? Or do I need something else?

forgive me if this very stupid question has been asked.....it says can use with a Bluetooth transmitting dongle connected to the dock and will transmit even when the Switch is NOT docked
(stop me if I misunderstood that part), so I ask....

how does the audio output data get from the Switch to the dock remotely ???, we know the Switch DOES have Bluetooth, so is the dock hooked into the Switch when hooked to a power source ???
if so, why go through the maze of craze and just transmit directly to other Bluetooth headsets ???

@CQCumber
there are some 3.5mm Bluetooth transmitters and transceivers online and in some big chain stores like Wal-Mart and Best Buy, some are not very expensive at all, some of the 3.5mm jack units are pretty small and light and sit right on top of the Switch without adding any weight hardly, I love mine