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7/3/2025, 6:37:02 AM
https://www.theverge.com/report/695915/switch-2-usb-c-third-party-docks-dont-work-authentication-encryption
[not really news] Nintendo continues to be psychotically hostile to their customers by making USB C port locked down and unusable for non-nintendo devices.
>That “U” in USB isn’t always “universal,” but this is generally true: if you plug any USB-C to HDMI adapter, dock, or hub into a USB-C laptop, tablet or handheld that supports USB-C video output, you can expect to see your screen automatically appear on your TV.
>But as you probably now suspect, the Nintendo Switch 2 doesn’t do it that way. When you plug the Switch 2 into a third-party dock or hub, it may refuse to negotiate power. Other times, it’ll get the power it asks for, but then the conversation will abruptly grind to a halt.
>Because that’s when the Nintendo Switch 2 will start talking in code — proprietary messages only Nintendo can decipher.
No more travel friendly 3rd party docks for switch 2 owners
Why? Anti-piracy probably.
[not really news] Nintendo continues to be psychotically hostile to their customers by making USB C port locked down and unusable for non-nintendo devices.
>That “U” in USB isn’t always “universal,” but this is generally true: if you plug any USB-C to HDMI adapter, dock, or hub into a USB-C laptop, tablet or handheld that supports USB-C video output, you can expect to see your screen automatically appear on your TV.
>But as you probably now suspect, the Nintendo Switch 2 doesn’t do it that way. When you plug the Switch 2 into a third-party dock or hub, it may refuse to negotiate power. Other times, it’ll get the power it asks for, but then the conversation will abruptly grind to a halt.
>Because that’s when the Nintendo Switch 2 will start talking in code — proprietary messages only Nintendo can decipher.
No more travel friendly 3rd party docks for switch 2 owners
Why? Anti-piracy probably.
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