The Game Chat feature on the Nintendo Switch 2 will transcribe anything you say, including expletives.
Game Chat, a wonderful accessibility feature that offers text-to-speech functionality as well as live captions, is available to all users. Paired with the built-in microphone, it allows any user to communicate easily during online play.
Bluesky user David Howe showcases the feature being used naughtily. In the screenshot he posted, user moNo.lithfiji writes: “say some fuck shit”, followed by “yo, it says fuck” to their peers. Switch 2 owner Poopshtump echoes this surprise, responding: “Oh shit, it says fuck”.
CONFIRMED: you can say fuck in game chat speech-to-text
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— David Howe (@monolithfiji.bsky.social) 5 June 2025 at 17:30
Up to 12 players can join the same voice chat, opening up a world of possibilities for you and your crass friends. Game Chat is also free until the 31st March 2026, so you’ve got almost a year to swear as much as you want and see it transcribed on your Nintendo Switch 2. Bet the Switch 2 Welcome Tour doesn’t teach you about that, huh?
It should be emphasised that regardless of any profanity, the Game Chat feature is still a major boon for the console, due to its ability to allow those unable to use the microphone for any reason to type out messages on a virtual keyboard, or alternatively allow those who’d struggle with said keyboard to send messages without much trouble.
If you fancy seeing what the Switch 2 can do, other than write up swear words, check out Digital Foundry’s look at the Batman: Arkham Knight Switch 2 experience. It turns out playing that backwards compatible title fixes one of the worst ports on the original Switch!
