After an epic and brutal four year struggle against impossible odds, Nintendo has achieved a landmark breakthrough and successfully completed the herculean feat of enabling Bluetooth audio device pairing on Switch devices.
Announced via Twitter, the update is live now.
Ahead of the launch of the upgraded Switch OLED console, this new update allows users to pair audio output devices to their Nintendo Switch using the Bluetooth functionality that has been part of the hardware since release.
Of course, there are some (many) limitations to the feature, so if you recently bought an external Bluetooth adapter for your Switch, don't lament it as a wasted expense just yet. When any audio device is connected with Bluetooth, a maximum of 2 controllers may be connected to the console and further controllers can only be connected if you remove the Bluetooth audio device.
The Bluetooth audio device will automatically disconnect whenever any local communication takes place, and Bluetooth microphones cannot be used. Also, there is a limit of one Bluetooth audio device that can be connected at any given time, though the Switch can save up to 10 for easy reconnection.