Nintendo Switch 2 adds system-level text to speech
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Nintendo has published the accessibility settings for Nintendo Switch 2 ahead of the console’s 5 June launch. The page lists text size, bold text, button mapping, grayscale, inverted colors, high contrast, screen zoom, mono audio, and text to speech for the HOME Menu and system settings. GameChat also includes speech-to-text for other members’ voices and text-to-speech for messages typed on a keyboard.
System-level text to speech can make the console itself easier to use for blind and low-vision players. It does not automatically mean every game will be playable without sight, and Nintendo notes that some GameChat features require a Nintendo Account, online services, and may have language or regional limits.
Sources: Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch 2 accessibility settings overview and Nintendo’s Switch 2 launch announcement.