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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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[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

Typical Nintendo

[–] heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I do wonder why they decide to do this. Replacement Nintendo docks probably aren't a big money maker. Maybe they did HDCP (HDMI copy protection for movies and such, used for YouTube and such when they finally get it working) on dock side for Switch 2 so this is their attempt to stop people getting the video feed in between? Just speculation though, and I might be very wrong.

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[–] JRaccoon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago (6 children)

While I don't support them doing it, I'm a bit out of the loop on why third-party docks are even needed? What's wrong with the original dock? I'm genuinely curious, I had Switch 1 for 5+ years and it never occurred to me to even look at any third-party docks.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Switch 1 dock comes with the console. But what if you want to hook up 1 dock on each of your TVs throughout your house? Lets say there are 3 TVs. Well, you have 1 dock. Now you need 2 more.

The official dock with power supply is $90. So you now need $180 plus two more HDMI cables.

3rd party docks are a fraction of that. You could probably get both docks for $60? Been a while since I checked prices.

And used prices aren't much better for first party. But used on 3rd party goes down even more. You could probably get both tvs with used 3rd party docks for $40? As opposed to $180 for 2 new official docks.

[–] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 points 23 hours ago

I've wanted one for if I want to use my PC monitor instead of the TV, and throught a compact connector would be nicer than the standard dock to take up less space. Never did go for the third party dock though, since was afraid of the possibility of bricking.

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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

You will buy their dock and you will love it, or else.

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