> 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.
Mindwipe · 4m ago
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.
But I wonder if they have run afoul of the EU Radio Equipment Directive in this case, by refusing to receive power from some devices.
0points · 2h ago
> But I wonder if they have run afoul of the EU Radio Equipment Directive in this case, by refusing to receive power from some devices.
Sorry for being out of the loop, but is this recent?
I have been annoyed on my ps5 dualsense controller since purchase, as it wont take charge from several of my USB-C cables. Most notably it refuses to take charge from my macbook USB-C charging cable.
One of those small annoyances, I need a "special" usb-c cable around just to charge my usb-c controller...
MonaroVXR · 2h ago
> Most notably it refuses to take charge from my macbook USB-C charging cable.
Had the same issue, thought I was going crazy, luckily it's my alternative charger, since I don't own any some products
Deukhoofd · 2h ago
That directive (Radio Equipment Directive of 2022) has been in effect since December 2024, so fairly recent.
mrheosuper · 2h ago
i just dont understand how nintendo can get away with so many anti-customer shenanigans. They are even somehow worse than Apple.
dofubej · 1h ago
They make stuff their customers desire - other companies should try that instead of running to the EU for help.
MrDrMcCoy · 33m ago
I don't know that customers have really cared that much about console hardware for several generations. They care about their games working well enough to be enjoyed, and only upgrade when they have to for the next game to work at all. Bad behavior like this just means people like me are going to boycott them until the games can be emulated on something better. I would even be willing to pay an emulation tax if it meant I could get legitimate copies and use them as I please within reason, and I know I'm not alone in that.
thih9 · 3h ago
This looks like something that EU might question or treat as anti competitive perhaps.
Is this behavior also present in the EU? Was the legality of this in the EU discussed already?
leakycap · 4h ago
Who is Nintendo's biggest buyer? I don't know if it is parents buying Switch 2 for kids to use, or adults for themselves. Weird choices from Nintendo on the Switch 2 given the needs of the two markets.
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.
The EU also only requires USB-C for charging, and the Switch 2 is entirely compliant with that.
But I wonder if they have run afoul of the EU Radio Equipment Directive in this case, by refusing to receive power from some devices.
Sorry for being out of the loop, but is this recent?
I have been annoyed on my ps5 dualsense controller since purchase, as it wont take charge from several of my USB-C cables. Most notably it refuses to take charge from my macbook USB-C charging cable.
One of those small annoyances, I need a "special" usb-c cable around just to charge my usb-c controller...
Had the same issue, thought I was going crazy, luckily it's my alternative charger, since I don't own any some products
Is this behavior also present in the EU? Was the legality of this in the EU discussed already?