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Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2’s top USB-C port doesn’t support video output. (www.theverge.com)

submitted 11 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months 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.

[–] missingno@fedia.io 47 points 11 months 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.

[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months 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.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months 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.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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/

[–] yonder@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago

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

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 points 11 months 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.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months 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

[–] MyFairJulia@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It‘s kinda sad. But then i could have seen this coming.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So whats the point of it?

[–] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

Charging while undocked and using the built in stand.

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 25 points 11 months ago

Charging (for example while using the kickstand) and connecting accessories, like the camera.