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Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2’s top USB-C port doesn’t support video output. (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The switch has never supported direct video out on its USB port, has it? Especially not on the lite where it'd be helpful.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, that's literally what the dock is doing. Third party 'dockless docks' exist that act like a USB-C->HDMI adapter.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

But you can't just plug a generic USB to HDMI adapter in. This is what I meant by "direct". And Nintendo has deliberately made this not work on the lite.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In the beginning, you couldn't use a generic one, but there are now plenty of generic USBC to HDMI adapters that work fine with the switch.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

They're not generic adapters if they support the Switch. The Switch was intentionally designed to not work with generic USB C to HDMI adapters, and they did it by adding additional negotiation steps before the Switch would enter DisplayPort alt mode.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/171c3mj/comment/k3timvi/

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

TIL that Nintendo designed the usb-c port not to be compatible. Fuck them for that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I don't get it? I plug my girlfriends switch into my screen, it works. I need to provide some voltage tho or it won't.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

i had a display that worked with just a usb c to c cable. I could even c to c a battery to the second port on the display and it would charge the switch while gaming on work breaks

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Lite didnt, normal did. Lite is missing a video chip