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Sean Hollister, senior editor at the verge, tested these encryption methods. Using a diagnostic device, Hollister took note of the data being transferred between the Nintendo Switch 2 and the dock that comes with the console. He noticed that the 2 devices communicate and respond with eachother over 30 times before video output is confirmed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=2025-07-02 |title=How Nintendo Locked down the switch 2's usb C port and broke third party docking |url=https://www.theverge.com/report/695915/switch-2-usb-c-third-party-docks-dont-work-authentication-encryption |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=The Verge}}</ref> This behavior is not observed with most other USB docks, unless they have gotten around this encryption. | Sean Hollister, senior editor at the verge, tested these encryption methods. Using a diagnostic device, Hollister took note of the data being transferred between the Nintendo Switch 2 and the dock that comes with the console. He noticed that the 2 devices communicate and respond with eachother over 30 times before video output is confirmed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hollister |first=Sean |date=2025-07-02 |title=How Nintendo Locked down the switch 2's usb C port and broke third party docking |url=https://www.theverge.com/report/695915/switch-2-usb-c-third-party-docks-dont-work-authentication-encryption |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=The Verge}}</ref> This behavior is not observed with most other USB docks, unless they have gotten around this encryption. | ||