cm0002@lemmy.cafe to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoNintendo is restricting the Switch 2's USB-C port — most third-party docks and accessories won't work thanks to proprietary protocolswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down15
arrow-up1290arrow-down1external-linkNintendo is restricting the Switch 2's USB-C port — most third-party docks and accessories won't work thanks to proprietary protocolswww.tomshardware.comcm0002@lemmy.cafe to Nintendo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square59fedilink
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minus-squaresanpo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·28 days agoNo, Switch 1 was non-compliant as well. Making USB-C chargers and docks is cheap and easy, there’s thousands on the market. But Nintendo had to be assholes and did things their way, as usual.
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minus-squarejustOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up20·28 days agoThe switch 1 hardware was 99% compliant. Then they patched the switch and intentionally made the switch incompatible with 3rd party chargers and docks. And I recall this because it bricked my GFs switch literally the first use post patch after using that dock for nearly a year.
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No, Switch 1 was non-compliant as well.
Making USB-C chargers and docks is cheap and easy, there’s thousands on the market.
But Nintendo had to be assholes and did things their way, as usual.
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The switch 1 hardware was 99% compliant.
Then they patched the switch and intentionally made the switch incompatible with 3rd party chargers and docks.
And I recall this because it bricked my GFs switch literally the first use post patch after using that dock for nearly a year.