I’ve been trying out loads of new Switch 2 equipment not too long ago, nearly all of which have been produced earlier than the businesses that made them ever touched an actual Switch 2. Even a millimeter’s distinction in dimensions might utterly throw off a design, and a few merchandise I’ve tried lack an ideal match. For instance, Genki’s Attack Vector has issues, which the corporate is now remodeling. It’s most likely not the one one. However, Dbrand’s Killswitch equipment presents one of the best match and finest safety proper out of the gate.
I adored the equipment once I examined it on my Steam Deck, and this one doesn’t mess with the successful components. Dbrand needed to engineer its personal USB-C dock adapter since a Killswitch-equipped console doesn’t slot in Nintendo’s dock. Its adapter is included, with no cutbacks to visible constancy in docked mode. It’s a bit clunky, however I’m primarily simply glad that it really works, so I don’t need to take the Killswitch off each time I wish to dock the Switch 2.
The most elementary “Essentials” equipment is $59.95 and features a grippy, form-fitting shell that latches across the Switch 2’s again, barely latching across the entrance. It may be secured to your console with some small adhesive strips. A separate, adhesive-backed strip of safety for the kickstand comes with the equipment, too. Dbrand consists of two Joy-Con 2 shells which have thick, textured grips that make them considerably extra comfy to make use of with out including an excessive amount of weight. Unlike Joy-Con shells from different accent makers, these have been as straightforward to put in as I hoped they might be, sliding securely into place because of the Killswitch’s robust, however just-malleable-enough supplies.
The $79.85 “Travel” possibility provides a troublesome latch-on cowl that protects the entrance of your Switch 2, and a tray that matches inside it for storing as much as 10 sport cartridges. Of the instances I’ve tried thus far, I’ve the fewest reservations about placing my Switch 2 on this one. With the entrance cowl on, it gives laborious case safety. When indifferent, it presents strong safety with an understated search for the components of the Switch 2 which might be most susceptible to break.
The most costly $99.80 “Ultra” equipment consists of the whole lot talked about above, plus further stick grips and two glass display protectors. The added price isn’t outrageous in case you nonetheless want a display protector.
The Killswitch is nice. I typically neglect that it’s put in. I assumed I’d miss the console’s slim design, arguably one in every of its largest promoting factors in comparison with chunkier handhelds just like the Steam Deck. But, after primarily utilizing a Deck as a substitute of the getting older Switch, I’m spoiled by large grips, and the Killswitch turns the Switch 2 into one thing that I wish to use in handheld mode.
