Overview
- System software version 21.0.0 prompted reports that certain third-party docks stopped outputting video or entering docked mode, though others continued working.
- Nintendo told Tom’s Hardware it has no intention to hinder or invalidate legal third-party dock compatibility.
- Accessory maker Next said the update temporarily affected its model, and it is releasing a firmware update with instructions to restore functionality as early as today or Saturday.
- Some users reported the official dock briefly failed after the update but worked again after a full reboot, a step that generally did not resolve issues with third-party units.
- Several manufacturers urged customers to delay updating while fixes roll out, and coverage notes the Switch 2 dock’s higher 60W power requirement and non-pass-through design as relevant to compatibility.