[Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/iFixit-Switch-2-Dock-Side-B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/iFixit-Switch-2-Dock-Side-A.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] While reporting out how the Nintendo Switch 2 breaks compatibility with third-party docks, I didn’t get enough from my USB sniffer to tell if there’s truly a special new encryption/authentication chip aboard the official one. But our friends at iFixit were kind enough to send over these incredibly clean, high-res photos of the dock’s circuitry. I don’t know what I’m looking for, but perhaps you might?
  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    The authenticating chip we use has the same form factor as a little SMD transistor. It only needs three pins, power, ground, and one bidirectional communication pin. Good luck finding such a thing, especially if it is unmarked or custom labeled.