任天堂正在为即将推出的Switch 2更新家长控制功能，以更好地管理游戏内的沟通。新主机将推出名为GameChat的社交功能，允许玩家进行语音或视频聊天并分享屏幕。家长可以批准和监控16岁以下用户的预选好友列表，并使用现有的家长控制应用程序来管理游戏时间、游戏历史和内容。这一举措回应了业界对未受监控的语音和文字聊天的担忧，特别是针对Roblox和Meta Horizons等开放世界游戏环境。GameChat将免费提供至2026年3月31日，之后仅限Nintendo Online订阅用户使用。

🎮 Switch 2引入了GameChat功能，允许玩家进行语音或视频聊天和屏幕共享。这项功能是此次更新的核心，旨在增强游戏内的社交互动。

🛡️ 家长可以控制16岁以下用户的社交互动。他们可以批准好友列表，并监控GameChat历史，包括游戏内容、聊天对象和摄像头显示内容。家长还可以为孩子的联系人添加备注。

⚙️ Nintendo的家长控制应用程序将兼容Switch 2，允许家长管理游戏时间、监控游戏历史和批准游戏内容。现有的应用程序已经提供了这些功能，为家长提供了全面的控制。

🚨 业界对未受监控的语音和文字聊天表示担忧。Roblox和Meta Horizons等平台已采取措施加强家长控制，以应对不当行为和不安全内容。任天堂的举措也回应了这些担忧。

💰 GameChat将免费提供至2026年3月31日。之后，只有Nintendo Online订阅用户才能使用这项功能，这为该功能增加了额外的价值。

As Nintendo gears up to launch the new Switch 2, the gaming giant is also revamping its parental controls.

Parents will be getting more control of in-game communications, necessitated by the console's brand new GameChat, an upcoming social feature for Switch 2 users that allows players to communicate directly using voice or video chat and share their screens as they play. For accounts under the age of 16, parents or guardians can approve and monitor a pre-selected friends list, reported the Verge, and additional features will be added to Nintendo's existing Parental Controls app, now compatible with Switch 2.

Under the new controls, parents will have to grant permission to players if they want to begin a video chat, even with a pre-approved friend. And in addition to controlling friends lists, parents will be able to use the app to monitor GameChat history, including what they're playing, who their playing with, and what the camera displayed in its field of view during the duration of the chat. Nintendo will also include a new customization option for parents and guardians who want to add notes to their child's contacts.

The existing app already lets supervising accounts oversee screen time, monitor play histories, and approve games and content for young players.

Across the industry, child advocates and parents have sounded the alarm on the dangers of unmonitored voice and text chats, especially in popular open-world game environments like Roblox and Meta Horizons. Responding to a series of reports of inappropriate behavior, predation, and the hosting of explicit content, Roblox has cracked down on its social features and amped up its parental controls. After restricting its social functions for users under 13, Meta opened up access to a select group of age-appropriate worlds, alongside an overhaul of its virtual reality parental controls and game ratings.

Unlike the first edition console, Nintendo's Switch 2 no longer allows players to post screenshots directly to social media. GameChat will be available for free to all players until March 31, 2026, after which only Nintendo Online subscribers will have access to the in-game feature.