A New Nintendo Switch 2 System Update Just Bricked Many Third-party Docks

The astir caller Switch 2 package update looks to person bricked galore third-party docks and related accessories, according to users across nan internet and a report by Kotaku. We don't cognize if this was an intentional move by Nintendo aliases simply an accident. Engadget has reached retired to nan institution for clarification.

The Switch 2 update 21.0.0 brings immoderate much-needed quality-of-life features, for illustration nan expertise to move disconnected autoplaying videos successful nan eShop and caller icons that bespeak whether a crippled is integer aliases physical. However, it besides brought on nan aforementioned dock hiccup.

Switch 2 owners person reported that these docks either don't activity astatine each aliases are now overmuch much finicky, often requiring a restart. This doesn't look to person impacted each third-party docks, but complaints are coming successful pertaining to galore different products. YouTuber AustinJohnPlays tested retired 2 different Switch 2 dock dongles aft nan update and reported that some were borked.

Why connected Earth would Nintendo do this connected purpose? The institution has been accused of engaging successful anti-consumer practices these past respective months. Remember, Mario Kart World costs $80, a tutorial minigame postulation for nan Switch 2 starts astatine $10 and a reasonably insignificant DLC update for Donkey Kong Bananza costs $20.

An charismatic dock replacement costs astir $80, while galore third-party offerings tin beryllium recovered for $30. This could beryllium Nintendo's measurement of keeping group tied to their hardware ecosystem. However, it could besides conscionable beryllium a correction and soon we'll get an update to reconstruct entree to these docks. We'll update this station erstwhile we cognize more.