Wireless headsets with mics for Nintendo Switch
June 23, 2020 3:19 AM Subscribe
Google is confusing me: what are some good wireless headset options or setups for streaming with audio (and maybe video) commentary from a Nintendo Switch?
I've got a Nintendo Switch that I'd like to stream gameplay on (via Twitch, YouTube, or Discord) with my own audio (and possibly video) commentary. Because of the layout of my room - specifically that the Switch dock & TV is some distance away from where I sit to play - a wired headset isn't that great an option unless I want to risk yanking it off the controller. I would like to still hear the game audio through the headphones and have that audio go through the stream as well. I'm not super fussed about it being fussy, I just want it to work more than anything.
I have an elGato Game Capture Card and a USB Blue Snowball mic, so I could always use that; however, the aforementioned layout issues means that getting the Switch, TV, capture card, laptop, and mic to be connected to each other and close enough to me can be a hassle. Added complications are that only very specific headsets work with the Nintendo Switch and stock availability of anything in Australia is limited.
Do I:
- Get one of those Switch-compatible wireless headsets, and if so which one?
- Get a wireless headset that connects to the computer and manage audio that way? (may be easier for mic but not for game audio unless there's a way to do that with the capture card)
- Try to jerry-rig a system across my room with wired headsets/USB mics/laptops anyway?
- Some other setup?
I've got a Nintendo Switch that I'd like to stream gameplay on (via Twitch, YouTube, or Discord) with my own audio (and possibly video) commentary. Because of the layout of my room - specifically that the Switch dock & TV is some distance away from where I sit to play - a wired headset isn't that great an option unless I want to risk yanking it off the controller. I would like to still hear the game audio through the headphones and have that audio go through the stream as well. I'm not super fussed about it being fussy, I just want it to work more than anything.
I have an elGato Game Capture Card and a USB Blue Snowball mic, so I could always use that; however, the aforementioned layout issues means that getting the Switch, TV, capture card, laptop, and mic to be connected to each other and close enough to me can be a hassle. Added complications are that only very specific headsets work with the Nintendo Switch and stock availability of anything in Australia is limited.
Do I:
- Get one of those Switch-compatible wireless headsets, and if so which one?
- Get a wireless headset that connects to the computer and manage audio that way? (may be easier for mic but not for game audio unless there's a way to do that with the capture card)
- Try to jerry-rig a system across my room with wired headsets/USB mics/laptops anyway?
- Some other setup?
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posted by divabat at 8:10 PM on June 26, 2020