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The Nintendo Switch 2 is more expensive in practically every way: pricier console, pricier games, an entire Chat button you’ll eventually have to pay to use. So it was nice when Nintendo revealed you won’t need its own $55 camera to video chat with pals.
“You can use the Nintendo Switch 2 camera accessory (sold separately) or any compatible USB-C® camera you’d like,” the company wrote. But you might be mighty disappointed if you simply buy a PC webcam off the shelf.
Many USB-C webcams we’ve tried don’t work at all, including the ones you’ll typically find on “best webcam” lists around the internet, like the Logitech Brio 4K, the Insta360 Link, and the Elgato Facecam MK.2. Meanwhile, ancient USB-A cameras like my Logitech C920 fire up instantly with no trouble at all.
Ol’ reliable’s still got it. Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge
So: which webcams work? Neither Nintendo nor any major webcam manufacturer had even a partial list for us of compatible webcams. We asked Logitech, Razer, Microsoft, Anker, Elgato, Dell, Insta360, Obsbot, and Opal — but as of June 18th, none could say which of their webcams work, or why some don’t.
But we don’t necessarily need those companies to answer the former: we gamers and journalists can create a list of working webcams ourselves! Here is Reddit’s latest crowdsourced list, and we’ve additionally tested a variety of cams that are — and aren’t — working here at The Verge.
In order to separate “take it with a grain of salt” from “confirmed working,” we’ll start with our own first-hand confirmation. Below that, you’ll find the full Reddit list as of June 18th, 2025.
We confirmed it works with Switch 2
We confirmed it doesn’t work
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