I’ve been trying out a number 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 may fully throw off a design, and a few merchandise I’ve tried lack an ideal match. For instance, Genki’s Assault Vector has problems, which the corporate is now remodeling. It’s most likely not the one one. Nonetheless, Dbrand’s Killswitch package provides the perfect match and greatest safety proper out of the gate.
I adored the package once I examined it on my Steam Deck, and this one doesn’t mess with the profitable method. 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 of clunky, however I’m primarily simply completely happy that it really works, so I don’t must take the Killswitch off each time I need to dock the Swap 2.
Essentially the most primary “Necessities” package 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 package, too. Dbrand consists of two Pleasure-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. Not like Pleasure-Con shells from different accent makers, these have been as simple to put in as I hoped they’d be, sliding securely into place due to the Killswitch’s robust, however just-malleable-enough supplies.
The $79.85 “Journey” choice provides a tricky 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 circumstances I’ve tried to date, I’ve the fewest reservations about placing my Swap 2 on this one. With the entrance cowl on, it gives onerous case safety. When indifferent, it provides stable safety with an understated search for the elements of the Swap 2 which are most weak to break.
The most costly $99.80 “Extremely” package consists of all the things talked about above, plus extra stick grips and two glass display protectors. The added value isn’t outrageous if you happen to nonetheless want a display protector.
The Killswitch is nice. I typically overlook that it’s put in. I assumed I’d miss the console’s slim design, arguably one in all 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 old Swap, I’m spoiled by massive grips, and the Killswitch turns the Swap 2 into one thing that I need to use in handheld mode.