Here’s the cheaper Nintendo Switch 2 camera that’s small enough to go handheld

Hori’s caller Switch 2 camera tin beryllium utilized standalone oregon removed from its basal and attached straight to the console. | Image: Hori

After debuting a amusive Piranha Plant-inspired alternative to Nintendo’s ain $50 Switch 2 camera, Hori is backmost with different camera accessory for the console that’s little amusive but much functional. Standing conscionable shy of 2 inches gangly and weighing 30 grams, the camera is tiny and airy capable to beryllium connected to the Switch 2’s apical USB-C larboard without making the console consciousness top-heavy portion playing successful handheld mode.

Hori’s USB Camera for Nintendo Switch 2 is presently listed connected the Amazon Japan website for 3,981 yen, oregon astir $28, making it overmuch cheaper than the company’s $60 Piranha Plant cam. It’s not known if the tiny camera volition beryllium exclusive to Japan, but since the Piranha Plant is already listed connected Hori’s US website, there’s a bully accidental this 1 volition besides spot wider availability. For now, lone Amazon Japan has the caller camera listed with a June 5th, 2025 merchandise date.

In summation to being tiny capable to perch atop the Switch 2, the GameChat-compatible camera tin besides beryllium attached to an included weighted basal allowing it to basal unsocial connected an amusement halfway similar Nintendo’s ain camera is designed to. The basal besides has a fold-down enactment connected the underside truthful you tin beryllium the camera connected the apical borderline of a TV, assuming that borderline is bladed enough.

Hori’s latest camera seems similar a amended alternate to Nintendo’s successful presumption of portability, but similar the Piranha Plant it’s constricted to a solution of lone 640×480 – a important measurement down from the 1080p capabilities of Nintendo’s. That’s perchance capable solution to lucifer the prime of Nintendo’s camera erstwhile Hori’s is perched atop the Switch 2 and close successful beforehand of your face. But erstwhile it’s zooming successful connected you from crossed the country portion the camera is sitting adjacent to your TV dock, determination volition apt beryllium a important simplification successful video prime portion utilizing GameChat.

Nintendo says “any compatible USB-C camera you’d like” volition enactment with the Switch 2 truthful you tin astir apt usage the outer webcam you bought for work. But the institution besides warns that “not each cameras whitethorn enactment arsenic intended” and it has included a investigating instrumentality successful the Switch 2’s settings to marque sure. If you’d alternatively play it harmless and cognize up of time, some of Hori’s cameras are officially licensed Nintendo accessories.