"Many Nintendo Switch 2 owners who use third-party docks were in for a rude surprise after updating their consoles earlier this week to the latest firmware. It seems the Switch 2 is no longer compatible with these devices, leaving many players frustrated and fearful of the future. On November 11, Nintendo released Switch 2 update 21.0.0, which added some nice quality-of-life features, including the ability to turn off autoplaying videos in the eShop and some helpful tweaks to GameChat and new icons that indicate if a game is digital or physical."
"On Reddit, GameFAQs, and other places online, you can find many, many Switch 2 owners complaining that after the new update, their third-party docks no longer transmit video to their TVs or are now far more finicky and require restarts to function again. "Can confirm my 2nd (3rd party) dock in our living room just stopped working as well right after today's update. A full power cycle did not fix it for me," posted one Reddit user."
""I finally got around to ordering a dock cable for travel, it arrived today. Plugged it in, happy it worked right out of the box. Launched a game, update alert, update, cable's borked," said another Reddit poster. "I'm using the GuileKeys folding dock, and the new update broke compatibility with it. I am not sure if this dock can be updated. I have messaged the seller," claimed another Redditor."
Nintendo released Switch 2 update 21.0.0 on November 11, adding quality-of-life features such as disabling autoplay videos in the eShop, GameChat tweaks, and icons for digital or physical games. Shortly after the update, numerous owners reported that third-party docks stopped transmitting video or became unreliable, often requiring restarts or failing entirely. Users across Reddit and GameFAQs described immediate breakages after updating, and a YouTuber confirmed that two different dock dongles ceased working post-update. Nintendo had indicated stricter USB-C restrictions for Switch 2, and the new firmware appears to have enforced compatibility limits that affect many third-party docking solutions.
Read at Kotaku
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