The C button?

[The Real Jdbye]

The Wii U used a 5ghz singnel with like 8ft of distance that’s why that worked

The quest feature you’re talking about relies heavily on wifi 6 as well, which a lot don’t have. You can technically use it on not wifi 6 but it’s unreliable

I have 2gb connection and I could only get it working by buying a dedicated wifi 6 router just for my oculus and computer. I can’t imagine this would work any better on a $400ish console if it works so bad on a $600 device

Almost everything uses a 5ghz signal these days. And yes, you'd need good signal for the casting to work reliably, obviously.

I don't have wifi 6 and the quest works perfectly fine for me with virtual desktop. My desktop is wired though. The dock also has an Ethernet connection, so ideally it would be plugged into that.

 

[subcon959]

It's pretty shallow to be a button. It almost looks like a sensor of some kind, like a track pad or something.

 

[Ondrashek06]

The Wii U used a 5ghz singnel with like 8ft of distance that’s why that worked

The quest feature you’re talking about relies heavily on wifi 6 as well, which a lot don’t have. You can technically use it on not wifi 6 but it’s unreliable

I have 2gb connection and I could only get it working by buying a dedicated wifi 6 router just for my oculus and computer. I can’t imagine this would work any better on a $400ish console if it works so bad on a $600 device

I have a Wi-Fi 6 router and had to disable its Wi-Fi 6 capability because my Switch refused to connect to it until I disabled it.

I would even be content if the Wi-Fi chip the Switch 2 will have won't be dogshit and will support Wi-Fi 6 so I don't have to disable it on the router level just to play networked Switch games.

 

[Ondrashek06]

Actually I just thought about the tiny trackpad theory, and I found 3 flaws with it:
- Why would Nintendo put a trackpad on the bottom of the joycons? On the first Switch, the top and middle of them served for controls (analog sticks and buttons) and the bottom always served for "utility" buttons which don't make sense to have near the controls, like the Capture or HOME button. Putting a trackpad right below the HOME button doesn't make much sense.
- Why have a trackpad at all when there's a touch screen and even a special setting to make the screen optimized for styluses?
- If it was always meant to be a trackpad, why did the leaked models all initially have the "C" imprint on it? It doesn't make sense for a trackpad to not be flat.

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

Would be cool if it somehow changed the "gate" on the stick from a circle gate for standard use to an octagonal gate at the press of a button so it resembles the exact feel of a C-stick on a GameCube.

Would be great for GameCube ports/remasters and GameCube games on NSO.

 

[smileyhead]

I think it's highly unlikely it has anything to do with the C buttons/sticks of old. With the exception of the Wii Nunchuk, those were always just the equivalent of the right joystick, which we do have now (and on the Wii, it was basically the equivalent of the L bumper).

I think it's also worth noting that it's almost definitely not an extra face-button. It's farther away from the rest of the face-buttons than the HOME button, so it stands to reason that it triggers a menu or functionality that you're likely to use less than the HOME-/Quick Menu.

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

Heart rate monitor! Hold your thumb on it to measure your pulse!

 

[littlesmurf]

C button - Command.

It has various features to let you progam turbo mode, vibration adjustment, button mapping, gyroscope mapping, trigger calibration.

At least that what the C button does on most newer controllers.

 

[super_franzs]

C button - Command.

It has various features to let you progam turbo mode, vibration adjustment, button mapping, gyroscope mapping, trigger calibration.

At least that what the C button does on most newer controllers.

I don't believe Nintendo would add those features to their controllers.

 

[smileyhead]

C button - Command.

It has various features to let you progam turbo mode, vibration adjustment, button mapping, gyroscope mapping, trigger calibration.

At least that what the C button does on most newer controllers.

That sounds like a use case for third-party controllers where no GUI is available. Nintendo would have no reason to include those functions on a dedicated button when they can just put them in the settings app.

 

[JaredJBinks]

I'm a be honest, a lot of these ideas could easily be dealt with in software. Like, do I really need a dedicated button to cast to my TV? Though, I do agree that it could have something to do with communication.

 

[RedColoredStars]

Probably a mouse button for when using the joycon as a mouse.

Seems like am absolutely horrible place for a mouse button. Pretty sure L/LZ & R/RZ are the mouse buttons.

 

[Ondrashek06]

I'm a be honest, a lot of these ideas could easily be dealt with in software. Like, do I really need a dedicated button to cast to my TV? Though, I do agree that it could have something to do with communication.

I mean, the Wii U gamepad had a dedicated button to its TV remote functionality, so anything could happen imo.

 

[gohan123]

Given how great my pico 4 works over wifi 6 to stream high resolution content and it has actually very low input lag. I think if the dock has own wifi like the wii u, it should be possible to stream in rather good quality to the TV.

 

[naxil]

for me... switch 2 is like wiiU. new but old..

 

[Quore]

I like to thinks that this C button will be a "Chat" button that will brings up a virtual keyboard so you can use it to chat with.

But for what or where you'll be chatting with?

That's why i bring my second theory: Nintendo might bring a new "online hub or whatever space" for the switch 2, like we had back in Wii U era. If that's so, Nintendo might encourage other companies/studios to bring their online games to switch 2, considering it's rumored specs.


Yes i fucking want FF14 on switch 2

 

[NinStar]

I'm 99.9% confident that it is related to some communication feature (casting, chat, community, whatever), therefore it probably is a dedicated button for a specific menu. It would make no sense to put it next to the HOME button if it wasn't for that purpose.

 

[PeterL29]

The C button probably isn't for chatting, because NSO already has a built-in chat feature via the NSO app.
But if they merge the two, it will probably be the case.

 

[xbmcuser]

C - Curse words

When playing online games, in chat it insults your opponent
"You mom's a ...."
press it again for c-bomb, N-bombs. etc

 

[emcintosh]

I mean, the Wii U gamepad had a dedicated button to its TV remote functionality, so anything could happen imo.

It was super thoughtful of Big N to gift us with a fairly useless button that can now be conveniently repurposed for e.g. SwipSwapMe.