Steam Deck

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Would be great if the official dock could be used for the Switch! Any custom firmware? (self.steamdeck)

submitted 1 year ago by Gompje to c/[email protected]

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I bought the official dock on sale. While I have other docks that kinda worked, the continued support with firmware updates and an extra excellent usb-c charger sealed the deal. 20pt off helped off course too! 😎

Now I’m dreaming of the day I can use this dock as my go to solution for traveling and even at home use. I have a multi story home, and lots lots of usb-c devices. This will be perfect!

Except.. I also like TOTK a lot. And I have a first gen switch, anyone know a hack to let the switch play nicely with this dock? Just screen hdmi and charging would be sufficient.

The charger works perfectly for the switch, the hdmi.. was a no go with the other docks. Still have to test with this new one but……. I fear it will not. :((

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[–] Honkinwaffles 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The problem with the Switch is that it’s requirements for the dock are really strange, what makes it worse is that it’s in a hardware level, so the dock has to be specifically designed for it.

[–] Gompje 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damnit. Ugh. :( I thought I read that somewhere.

Man I love Nintendo, bought almost all consoles over the years but their strange overly protective platform guarding makes zero sense. Especially in 2023. It’s even worse than Apple imho.

[–] foggenbooty 9 points 1 year ago

And this is why I don't love Nintendo. They're are aggressively anti-consumer.

As others have said you can emulate TOTK with motion controls on the steam deck, but it is a bit of setup to get it going and the performance isn't perfect. I'm still enjoying it though. (plus unlimited weapon durability and all the mods you could want)