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Switch 2 Multiplayer Camera Tracking

How does a Switch 2 game support multiple players in one camera feed?

  1. Based on the number of players, divide the video horizontally; optionally mask the background and frame around each face (img 1 below)
  2. To guide a player into the tracking area, various UI displays can be used (img 2)
Drawing from patent publication EP 4817705: FIGS. 4A to 4C show exemplary illustrative non-limiting diagrams for explaining an example of a preparation process of the game apparatus according to this embodiment.
Drawing from patent publication EP 4817705: FIGS. 5A to 5C show exemplary illustrative non-limiting schematic diagrams each illustrating an example of a preparation image 160 displayed in the preparation process of the game apparatus according to this embodiment.
  1. Additional face “pointers” can indicate whether a face is in-frame (img 1 below)
  2. System measures each face’s distance from the top; game may use it to crop and adjust a player’s vertical position (img 2)
Drawing from patent publication EP 4817705: FIGS. 9A and 9B show exemplary illustrative non-limiting schematic diagrams each illustrating another example of the preparation image 160 displayed in the preparation process of the game apparatus according to this embodiment.
Drawing from patent publication EP 4817705: FIGS. 10A to 10C show exemplary illustrative non-limiting diagrams for explaining a partial moving image adjustment process of the game apparatus according to this embodiment.
  1. Game can set its own guide to direct players to change potions, such as crouching or moving closer to camera; UI feedback indicates a player in position (img 1 below)
  2. Gameplay examples include Goombalancing Act in Jamboree TV, and solo volleyball (img 2)
Drawing from patent publication EP 4817705: FIGS. 13A to 13C show exemplary illustrative non-limiting schematic diagrams each illustrating an example of a specific pre-game preparation image 170 displayed in the specific pre-game preparation process of the game apparatus according to this embodiment.
Drawing from patent publication EP 4817705: FIGS. 15A and 15B show exemplary illustrative non-limiting schematic diagrams each illustrating an example of a game process executed by the game apparatus according to this embodiment.

Related: How Switch 2 Transmits Facial Camera Feeds

[Originally posted on 2026-10-17 Pacific Time]