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FOLLOW TO PREVIOUS VIDEO - This issue *could* ruin Nintendo Switch collecting! Be aware!! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ntd5gwklM |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=YouTube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=49ntd5gwklM |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> | FOLLOW TO PREVIOUS VIDEO - This issue *could* ruin Nintendo Switch collecting! Be aware!! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ntd5gwklM |access-date=2025-11-02 |website=YouTube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=49ntd5gwklM |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
==GameChat lock behind a subscription paywall (April 2026)== | ===GameChat lock behind a subscription paywall (April 2026)=== | ||
Since April 1, 2026, GameChat, an application that can be launched by pressing a dedicated button in the Nintendo Switch 2, has been locked behind a [[paywall]]. This feature used to be free at first, and now in order to use it it is required to have an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription. <ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/psa-youll-have-to-pay-for-switch-2s-gamechat-soon-and-its-not-worth-it/1100-6538665/</ref><ref>https://www.thegamer.com/switch-2-gamechat-paid-nso-april-1/</ref> | Since April 1, 2026, GameChat, an application that can be launched by pressing a dedicated button in the Nintendo Switch 2, has been locked behind a [[paywall]]. This feature used to be free at first, and now in order to use it it is required to have an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription. <ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/psa-youll-have-to-pay-for-switch-2s-gamechat-soon-and-its-not-worth-it/1100-6538665/</ref><ref>https://www.thegamer.com/switch-2-gamechat-paid-nso-april-1/</ref> | ||