Nintendo has gone to great lengths to ensure Switch 2's new GameChat feature is a safe experience for everyone, but it doesn't block out everything.
Players are reporting the new feature effectively transcribing their conversations with the speech-to-text function and some are somewhat shocked to see naughty and offensive words aren't actually censored. As GamesRadar+ confirms, you can drop an "f-bomb" and the system has no problems relaying it to you in writing:
"Our own Rollin Bishop, who took to his own brand-new Switch 2 and spent some time cursing at it only to find it displayed those words right back to him. And to our brand director Sam Loveridge, who signed up as the swearing test dummy."
Although this has caught some players by surprise, accessibility features like speech-to-text are always a welcome addition within the video game space. Game journalist and accessibility critic Laura Kate Dale chimed in on social media calling this an "accessibility win for disabled people" as it's not censored "by default" like it is on certain other platforms:
"Great news! The speech to text transcription option in Switch 2 Gamechat, where you see a transcript of your chat with friends, doesn't censor swearing by default."
If you do want to see what's being said in written form while you're chatting online with friends and family, you can activate speech-to-text via the Switch 2's accessibility settings.
This isn't the first time something like this has been in the headlines on the Nintendo front – with the company updating the Switch's "bad words" list in firmware updates. Earlier this year, Nintendo of America also joined the cross-industry effort known as the 'Accessible Games Initiative' as a founding member.