Nintendo chose to be "new" at this by ignoring what MS/Sony/PC developers have been doing for decades. That's on Nintendo, and it's no excuse. There's no reason why the Wii U and 3DS didn't have voice chat built into the OS. Nintendo just decided not to do it.

Price has nothing to do with it. It wouldn't be acceptable solution in 2006 if this was Sony's solution for voice chat on PS3 and it was completely free. Besides, you get more than just network play for that $60 PSN/XBL subscription, so let's not pretend that that's all getting pocketed by those companies to do nothing but maintain their network.

Have you considered that many Nintendo Switch users might not have phones? Fuck them, right? There's no reason not to offer mutliple solutions, many of which Nintendo has offered on their previous consoles, but chose not to on the Switch.

I would think they didn't have a firm grasp on what their audiences wanted in an online experience.

Lol I actually just chill in xbox parties a lot I mean.. It's simple stuff and I'm ticked about how nintendo is doing it cause I'm thinking about getting a switch but if this doesn't go well then no switch for me for awhile. and if MS or Sony took it out I'd be ticked as well. what's the point of going backwards? Make an app that's a cool option but that's all it should be, an option of how you want to voice chat, not the offical way to voice chat. 

You can think it's no excuse. I'm cutting them slack because I think it's a valid reason. It's also $20 compared to $60 for the others, so I'm ok with it not matching features. Again you're welcome to disagree :)

I'd be a little confused it they did it, but then I wouldn't care because I never use voice chat, I find it weird and uncomfortable.

They'd probably get trashed like Nintendo is right now. But since they already figured out how to correctly do online a decade ago it would probably just be another option to use, which is absolutely fine.

I would go with either sony of microsoft if they decided not to do this and the other decided to do this as my first next gen console.

It would be a step down even if It wouldn't hurt my experience 2 much because my main is on PC but that is the biggest problem if they did it, PC would have a much higher appeal all the sudden to people who prefer consoles.

Bad situation but it won't happen

Theoretically if I used it and it was to come to the ps4 in that way I would be extremely annoyed and no doubt ps4 gamers would be going bananas and rightfully so. In reality I dont use it at all so wouldn't affect me.

Having said that Nintendo have always been quirky so people will put up with it to play their games.

I'm already salty the Sony had to release a second app for text chat when the original PSN app with the built in messenger worked fine, If any company did this, regardless of how loved they are and what quality products they bring to the table, it is a shite idea.

As a hardcore Sony fan (you want proof? Ok: my favorite game is... that one with zombies in it, yeah that, you know, I'm not very good with game names. Well, of course my favorite game is not Captain Toad: Treasure Trackers, lol that's for Nintendo kiddies lol not like me) I think that it is an improvement over Sony one.

I've always dreamed of beeing able to use my mobile phone to comunicate directly with othe people and now I'm able to do it. I'd hope Sony would create something similar, but I'm afraid that they don't have the technology... Maybe they should ask help from the Squid Research Lab lol.

GO SONY!

Ok Reggie, I think they've fallen for it.