The Nintendo Switch 2 is more expensive in practically every way: pricier console, pricier games, an entire Chat button you’ll eventually have to pay to use. So it was nice when Nintendo revealed you won’t need its own $55 camera to video chat with pals.
« You can use the Nintendo Switch 2 camera accessory (sold separately) or any compatible USB-C® camera you’d like, » the company wrote. But you might be mighty disappointed if you simply buy a PC webcam off the shelf.
Many USB-C webcams we’ve tried don’t work at all, including the ones you’ll typically find on « best webcam » lists around the internet, like the Logitech Brio 4K, the Insta360 Link, and the Elgato Facecam MK.2. Meanwhile, ancient USB-A cameras like my Logitech C920 fire up instantly with no trouble at all.
And in our testing, it doesn’t seem to matter if you use the Switch USB-C ports or the USB-A ports on the dock, whether you’re going through a C-to-A adapter, or whether you daisy-chain with a USB hub: the webcams that work, work, and the ones that don’t, don’t.
Overall, it’s starting to look like Nintendo didn’t mean « compatible with USB-C, » but rather « compatible with Switch 2. » So why did it suggest you can us …
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