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Nintendo is restricting the Switch 2's USB-C port — most third-party docks and accessories won't work thanks to proprietary protocols (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

The Switch 2 dock has built in fans.

The protocol enforces you to use the correct gear, preventing damage to the console and user.

I'm not knowledgeable enough on the standards to know if this can be enforced otherwise, but it sounds like a typical "Nintendo Quality" feature.

From what I gather, they use standard protocols for the webcam, so it seems more of a protective measure to me than the evil shit people are making up here. Otherwise, I'd expect them to lock down everything.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

You can plug pretty much any webcam into the Switch as well.

I don't agree with their desire to lock things down but this probably wasn't totally a case of that.

[–] heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 1 points 21 hours ago

Perhaps this could be the case, especially due to the far higher heat in the Switch 2 docked profile compared to Switch 1. If so though, I do hope there is a third party dock certification program, as I really want a proper DisplayPort Switch 2 dock.