02-07-2025
Can you spot an authentication chip in the Nintendo Switch 2's dock?
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See all Stories Posted Jul 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM UTC Can you spot an authentication chip in the Nintendo Switch 2's dock?
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?
