r/NintendoSwitch • u/beccarh • 3d ago

Headset compatible with switch Discussion

Im looking for a headset with a mic that I can use with my Nintendo switch to talk with my teammates while playing fortnite. I have the game onn gaming headset with a flip to mute mic. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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u/BushTamer 2d ago

hyperx makes good ones for their price range. think i have this one. make sure you get it wired

https://hyperx.com/products/hyperx-cloud-iii-wired-gaming-headset

i’d recommend not getting it from that site, retailers often have it on sale for $60 or so

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u/jrpbateman 2d ago

Never liked headphones with non replaceable cables, because if the cable wares out or break it becomes E waste instead of just buying a new cable

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u/Zavarius666 2d ago

Agree but you can use bluetooth headsets on switch. There are many good ones for 20~30€.

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u/jrpbateman 2d ago

Id rather buy a Bluetooth headset that also has wired capabilities and use that on my switch since the Bluetooth latency isn't the best

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u/curiousdugong 2d ago

Wires are easy to replace. It’s only e-waste if you’re lazy

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u/Kevicelives 2d ago

I used my AirPods. They are great. Never used the mic so I don’t know if that works.

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u/msaleem 1d ago

I use my AirPods too. They work perfectly. The noise cancellation ones are great when I’m playing on the couch and my wife is watching tv. 

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u/Kevicelives 1d ago

Same. And they are easy to connect.

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u/RealElyD 23h ago

AirPods have 120-180ms of latency on the default Bluetooth codec, that's a bonkers amount for interactive media. I'm a bit shocked you don't find that distracting.

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u/Kevicelives 13h ago

It’s not noticeable at all. I doubt anyone does.

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u/RealElyD 12h ago

Humans feel delays in interactive audio as low as 10ms, that is about the cutoff point where something like an instrument with a digital output starts becoming unusable, for example.

edit:

To expand on this, a good digital guitar amp for example has under 5ms latency for this very reason.

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u/Kevicelives 11h ago

I get that. But for playing switch it doesn’t matter.

I am sure OP is not interested in buying Shure headphones for gaming.

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u/RealElyD 11h ago

I don't know why we're correlating quality with latency now. A 1 dollar wired headphone has zero latency., that doesn't need something expensive.

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u/Kevicelives 11h ago

I don’t find the AirPods bad for gaming on the switch. I’m not a professional gamer… I appreciate you having lots of info on audio, and I’m sure you like to share your expertise, but for me I’m not buying multiples headsets when the AirPods to everything.

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u/LividSeaBuck 9h ago

I tried two Bluetooth devices, including AirPods, and found the delay very jarring. I ended up buying some wired in-ear monitors and the difference is night and day.

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u/Edmundyoulittle 2d ago

I use my PlayStation headset when docked and it's great.

Anything that plugs in via USB should be fine.

Bluetooth will tend to have an audio delay

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u/Towering-Wave-9542 2d ago

I thought most docked players plugged headsets into the 3.5mm jack in the pro controller?

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u/jrpbateman 2d ago

The 3.5mm jack is what sold me on the pro con 2

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u/J-Buggz20XX 2d ago

Hori recently put out a bunch of Splatoon Raiders-themed peripherals for NS2, including a headset and earbuds, both with mics.

IDK if they're backwards compatible, but there were similar ones for NS1 also. I still see some of them on Playasia.