- The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro controller is official
- It has three new buttons, including the “C” button and the new GL and GR buttons
- And there is finally a 3.5 mm headphone jack
As part of the Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal, we also obtained a new professional controller to go with the hybrid console.
You will have to fold your eyes a little on the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro controller to immediately identify the differences from the current switch pro controller, apart from the shoulder and the triggers rendered in light gray rather than black.
But let your gaze linger on the controller and you will spy on the new C button that triggers the game’s cat features; This is the first reassured cat function that Nintendo brought to its console.
And there is a 3.5 mm helmet socket, which seems to be a small thing but was not a feature on the previous professional controller, despite the Xbox and PlayStation controllers with such a catch for years.
Thanks to the technical magic of the wireless audio pass, this means that you can read the Switch 2 in moored mode and get sound on your headphones when it is connected to the Switch 2 Pro controller. Barely revolutionary, but a welcome addition.
Another new feature is the new GL and GR buttons that are at the back of the handle handles.
“Players can assign the button entries they want to these two new buttons. In addition, button entries allocated are saved for each game as well as for each player. Thus, you can easily personalize them by allocating button entries that you frequently use, or buttons that are difficult to reach at the same time,” said Kouichi Kawamoto, a producer of Nintendo Directorment. “For example, if you attribute the capture button button, you can use it to take screenshots without removing your thumb from the L.”
Apart from these new features, you will not find much else that is fresh, because the Switch 2 Pro is always delivered with Bluetooth, HD Rumble connectivity, NFC support for use with models and amiibo cards, and the Switch 2 Pro controller also has the aim of gyroscopic for the games that support it.
I rather liked the original Switch Pro controller, although I want him to have analog triggers to adjust the entries, and this is not the case with this new controller. At the price of $ 79.99 / £ 74.99 (the Australian price is TBC but would probably be around $ 125 in), the Switch 2 Pro controller is a little more expensive than its predecessors, but it is unfortunately the general theme of Switch 2 and console games in general.
Although I don’t think the Switch 2 Pro controller will be an essential purchase, I think it will be the controller to get if you plan to play switch 2 anchored.
Do you want more news and Switch 2 views? Then, go to our Nintendo Switch 2 direct live blog for a story blown out of what was announced during the last direct.
