I’ve been trying out plenty of new Swap 2 equipment just lately, virtually all of which have been produced earlier than the businesses that made them ever touched an actual Swap 2. Even a millimeter’s distinction in dimensions might fully throw off a design, and a few merchandise I’ve tried lack an ideal match. For instance, Genki’s Assault Vector has issues, which the corporate is now transforming. It’s in all probability not the one one. Nonetheless, Dbrand’s Killswitch equipment affords the very best match and greatest 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 profitable system. 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 pleased that it really works, so I don’t should take the Killswitch off each time I need to dock the Swap 2.
Essentially the most primary “Necessities” equipment is $59.95 and features a grippy, form-fitting shell that latches across the Swap 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 Pleasure-Con 2 shells which have thick, textured grips that make them considerably extra snug to make use of with out including an excessive amount of weight. Not like Pleasure-Con shells from different accent makers, these have been as straightforward to put in as I hoped they’d be, sliding securely into place because of the Killswitch’s powerful, however just-malleable-enough supplies.
The $79.85 “Journey” choice provides a troublesome latch-on cowl that protects the entrance of your Swap 2, and a tray that matches inside it for storing as much as 10 sport cartridges. Of the instances I’ve tried up to now, I’ve the fewest reservations about placing my Swap 2 on this one. With the entrance cowl on, it supplies laborious case safety. When indifferent, it affords strong safety with an understated search for the elements of the Swap 2 which can be most susceptible to break.
The most costly $99.80 “Extremely” equipment consists of every thing talked about above, plus extra stick grips and two glass display screen protectors. The added price isn’t outrageous if you happen to nonetheless want a display screen protector.
The Killswitch is nice. I usually overlook that it’s put in. I believed I’d miss the console’s slim design, arguably one among its greatest promoting factors in comparison with chunkier handhelds just like the Steam Deck. However, after primarily utilizing a Deck as a substitute of the growing older Swap, I’m spoiled by large grips, and the Killswitch turns the Swap 2 into one thing that I need to use in handheld mode.
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