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potato_hamster on 13 February 2017
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Pyro as Bill said:
potato_hamster said:

It's pro-consumer to lock out every dock but your own? Okay buddy. There;'s no reason why they can't do what Sony and Microsoft do and certify third party accessories, which results in cheaper accessories even if they're not made by Sony.  Even Apple does the same thing with cables, adapters and cases. Who said anything about "cheap 3rd party knockoffs" if they had the "Nintendo seal of quality" on them?

For example, that $26 Sony Dock? There's an Sony-certified Amazonbasics version for $15. Hori and PDP also make a variety of Sony-certified and Microsoft-certified accessories. In fact, I have a pdp Sony-certifed PS4 media remote, and it's just as well made, if not better made than the official Sony PS3 media remote I have. So why can't Nintendo offer that compromise and allow more affordable options to be made if they don't want to make them.

PS4 dock is just plastic and remotes are ten a penny. The Switch dock is too important to leave to 3rd parties. I'm sure in time they'll be licensed and hopefully something more portable will appear.

The dock doesn't sound like it should cost as much as it does (power/HDMI) but pro-alternatives aren't much cheaper and they still get video quality complaints. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Delivery-Charging-Specification-ChromeBook/dp/B018XF4KRC?tag=skim1x143738-21

This is one of the most biased, non-sensical responses I've ever seen. What's so special about a dock, exactly? Seriously. From a technical point of view, explain what's so critical about a dock that Nintendo can only trust itself to do it right.

Besides, If it was that critical, why even put a USB-C port on it? Just make a USB-C to proprietary port adapter that allows for chargin on the go, similar to the 40 adapters Apple makes because they keep tearing ports off of their laptops.