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Y'all gonna buy this thing?
Only if it's jailbreakable
Just to spite Nintendo for shutting down Yuzu and Ryujinx
You'll probably want an early model then they usually have the most vulnerability
Modern switches are all jailbreak able through mod chips.
Sure but that's far less convenient than early switches where you could use a bit of aluminum foil in the controller socket lol
Lol wat
Can you please link me to where I can find this in action
https://noirscape.github.io/RCM-Guide/
You need to bridge a few pins in the controller connector. There's several ways to do that as shown in that link. Then you can upload jailbreak software from a PC.
I personally used aluminum foil successfully, then bought an actual jig later.
Huh, I did just skim through that but I didn't see why you would want to bridge the connection, what exactly does bridging accomplish? Is it some sort of maintenance mode or something?
Basically.
So the Switch uses an Nvidia Tegra X1 chip to power it, which isn't the only device nor the first that it was used for. The Nvidia Shield TV and Google Pixel C (tablet) used it too. On those devices holding down a certain button at boot would put it in a special mode that let it boot from code sent over USB.
The Switch simply did not have this button, but by shorting those pins you send the same signal.
This is a very low level hardware feature so Nintendo couldn't ever patch it with an update. They had to make new hardware to fix it.
Ah okay, thanks for taking the time. That's the answer I was after. That's pretty crafty.
Lol I used a pencil a few times
If it’s backwards compatible with digital software then yes, day one. I held off on the Switch for over a year, just long enough to get one without vulnerabilities but not long enough to get the higher efficiencies.
Probably. I have 2 kids, and I still love Nintendo games. It does depend on a few things so I will wait to see what its capable of. I also don't see myself buying it at release, I'm to old for that FOMO.
Same here.
Santa will be buying it for Xmas this year no doubt.
Kids will be reminded the hard way that Mario kart skills cross titles.
Nope, but there are surely deals that are locked up in this thing's launch, and I've got an unannounced 3D Mario game on my Fantasy Critic roster.
nope.
Maybe in three or four years when the mid-gen refresh comes out.
I would sooner buy a PS5 lmao
This better just be you saying you would rather buy a PS5 and not also a prophecy of what’s to come. Heh.
Do you think me a poltroon? A veritable cabbage of a man? Am I the corn chip that a bird sold to Satan himself? Please reconsider.
Only if I have to for Metroid Prime 4, if I can't play it on Switch or emulate it.
yes
Potentially, but only for a new Smash Bros. (same reason I got the Wii U and Switch)
Depends if I have to be in a rat race with scalpers and their bots again. I do not wish to relive the PS5 fiasco.
“Oh deer…”
Going to depend entirely on the specs and launch titles.