How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking (www.theverge.com)

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Doesn't this run counter to EU's rule that all small electronic devices - which the Switch 2 falls under - need to have USB-C chargers? In the sense that even though the plug is USB-C shaped, it's not compliant to the standard?

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[-] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

My decision not to bother with it keeps feeling better

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