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

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34 points snvzz | 5 comments | 04 Jul 25 03:22 UTC | HN request time: 1.997s | source
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throwaway7679 ◴[04 Jul 25 04:12 UTC] No.44461076[source]▶
Screwing customers with sabotaged crap is standard Nintendo behavior. See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30773214

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.

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1. 0points ◴[04 Jul 25 06:25 UTC] No.44461667[source]▶
> 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...

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2. MonaroVXR ◴[04 Jul 25 06:32 UTC] No.44461697[source]▶
> 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

3. Deukhoofd ◴[04 Jul 25 06:35 UTC] No.44461715[source]▶
That directive (Radio Equipment Directive of 2022) has been in effect since December 2024, so fairly recent.
4. snvzz ◴[04 Jul 25 08:59 UTC] No.44462624[source]▶
>I have been annoyed on my ps5 dualsense controller

I have ds and ds pro, no problem with either.

(I own no PS4 or PS5)

Probably some unintentional, accidental incompatibility rather than by design.

5. bombcar ◴[04 Jul 25 12:48 UTC] No.44464050[source]▶
The biggest annoyance of USB-C is the proliferation of identical looking cables that are actually physically and computationally different.

The Mac charger cables won’t sync a phone because they’re power only, iirc.