Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke third-party docking

Re:Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke ... by flowerthoughts on Friday July 04, 2025 @01:21AM (#44461348)

> But Nintendo has intentionally broken the Switch 2’s compatibility with those devices, using a new encryption scheme and some form of dedicated encryption chip, two accessory manufacturers tell The Verge.

It's pretty unclear from the article if this is about charging or video. DRM for video might be OK if properly labelled in the shop, but not charging.

I really hope the USB-IF punishes this behavior, and the EU too. Don't use the USB-C connector if you don't have honorable intentions regarding interoperability.

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Re:Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke ... by Mindwipe on Friday July 04, 2025 @04:50AM (#44462572)

The terms of the USB-IF don't give it any enforcement powers, how exactly is that going to happen? They stop letting Nintendo representatives having bad sandwiches at the meetings?

The EU also only requires USB-C for charging, and the Switch 2 is entirely compliant with that.

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Re:Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke ... by dofubej on Friday July 04, 2025 @08:19AM (#44463890)

They can disallow Nintendo from calling the port a USB port if it doesn’t conform to the spec. Although I suppose that would not be too relevant.

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Re:Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke ... by Mindwipe on Friday July 04, 2025 @10:03AM (#44464675)

USB-C is trademarked, but USB isn't, nor is the USB logo, so they can't stop either of those.

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