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Modder tricks Switch 2 into thinking a $45 laptop hub is an official Nintendo dock

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The hobbyist, who goes by mkopec, explained in a blog post that Nintendo's dock is simply too bulky to travel with. A €40 ($44) Cable Matters 7-in-1 hub looked like a neat replacement, since it already takes video over USB-C. But hooked up to a Switch 2, it only charged the console.

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    Modder tricks Switch 2 into thinking a $45 laptop hub is an official Nintendo dock

    The hobbyist, who goes by mkopec, explained in a blog post that Nintendo's dock is simply too bulky to travel with. A €40 ($44) Cable Matters 7-in-1 hub looked like a neat replacement, since it already takes video over USB-C. But hooked up to a Switch 2, it only charged the console.

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