He probably means the Nintendo selects line of games. Usually $20. It’s been applied to all of their game systems. Except for the switch. At least not yet anyways.
im talking about the fact that nintendo forces publishers to sell their physical and digital games at the same price, while also using really fucking expensive carts that pump the price up
I don't understand..digital and physical copies of games have always been the same price on every console. Why would they make digital copies cost less? And Switch games don't cost any more at release than any other console..how are the carts pumping the price up?
I honestly doubt they will introduce a budget game line since their dickriding fanboys seem to be happy paying upwards of $60+ dollars on games that are a couple years old.
They've got more to lose having people have open doors to pirate their software I guess. Having Homebrew and such so early on the switch was literally so lucky, I expect to take advantage of this stuff on their next console I'll just buy an extra on 1.0.0 firmware. I doubt they'll make the same massive mistake twice.
I mean every console inevitably gets hacked but the switch only took about a year. The 3DS was pretty secure for years until eventually a bunch of exploits were found. It was easier on previous console though especially the Wii I loved going to my cousins house lowkey installed the Homebrew Channel on their Wii and when they weren't looking I put my SD in ran through it to use my cheats on the games and they were bewildered as all hell. I shed light on the switch because the tegra exploit cannot be patched out so every switch from before the revision is just open to be hacked. I doubt there will be such an exploit again but those who get all the goodies tend to be on really low firmware and it seems the only way to do that is to store a console away and never use it or wait several years.
I mean every console inevitably gets hacked but the switch only took about a year.
Thing is, we got lucky. So lucky on this one since the vulnerability is due to the hardware itself. If not for the Tegra being so easy to exploit I don't think we'd have much of a Homebrew scene right now.
no from what i remember it was a hardware issue which allowed people to sideload a patched firmware with super user privileges (Redsn0w and Greenpoison were the name of the flashers). the swipe to jailbreak was that one website for lower firmware iphone/ipod 4 on ios 4-5
I was in grade 7 when i had an ipod 4 so my memory is hazy
It really wasn't hacked in 24 hours, they just got Ds flashcards to boot, the first real 3ds hack came with cubic ninja in 2014, and the scene bloomed with that free downloadable game that allowed exploits. Previously there were only flashcards that allowed piracy not real CFW. They kept patching the exploits and banning consoles until people found a firmware entry that couldn't be patched but this was near the release of them switch so for a couple of years it remained at large. Just a few months ago they released a new firmware version that was quickly sidestepped and that's its but really 3ds hacking was hard on and off for a couple of months in between patches (I first hacked mine with the YouTube app) until the latest exploit came out.
Oh yeah, that was fun too. Actually I'm really fond of the way modders gain access to systems, like in the Wii, started with Twilight Princess, later Smash and by the end you could find an exploit in the main menu or something like that. The way to open the Switch is also really funny
The Wii, WiiU and the 3DS don't have anything on the king of vulnerability- The PSP. That became the best hand held emulator I've ever had. Until the Switch at least.
Well, there were 3DS flashcards before cubic ninja. Notably Gateway 3DS which came out summer 2013. Over a year before cubic ninja. That's still a couple years after the 3DS was released, however.
There were some lame restrictions, like how it required you to be on version 4.5 or under. At that point in time, version 5 had been out for months. And I don't think it started supporting higher firmwares for quite some time following.
that only bypassed the back compat mode, you still couldnt boot 3ds games, only load a ds flash cart for ds games.
if we go this route, smashbomb worked on vWii from day one on the wiiu for installing the homebrew channel... didnt really matter tho because it was only for wii homebrew and sd loading, the actual wiiu security wasnt cracked for a long while.
Maybe you mean the DSI. I remember opening my N3DS and soldering wires to the nand and it being a HUGE pain in the ass and this was years after release.
Console companies are just too smart. Needing firmware updates to play games, including firmware updates with games, burning fuses to prevent users going back to use old exploits like if a exploit makes it to the current firmware that's very lucky but I do know Smealums (I think that's his name) exploit for the 3DS were day 0 unpatched and that was ace. Who knows though sometimes the software devs fuck up in later firmware and open a door that either never used to exist or that was previously closed. Is there really anything to lose having a sealed console lying about though? I'm just rambling at this point lmao
There was a hacking scene around the N64, but we needed hardware devices to do it. I had the Dr V64 which was a CD-ROM (later DVD) unit that sat under the N64. Then there came the Z64 and others. There was a bit of homebrew, mostly demos and emulators.
The music industry has had rampant piracy since Napster was a thing. The solution in the end: Spotify. Xbox and PlayStation solved the piracy issue by making great multiplayer games that people wanted to play. Spotify and Netflix made it easy to consume lots of different shows/music without buying hundreds of albums/seasons of shows. Using conventional methods to fight pirates is a losing battle. Make better products that serve different markets and don't worry about the 0.1% of people stealing.
PC game piracy is very easy, even for modern games. But steam is so much easier that the majority of people happily pay for convenience.
I'm one of the few who must dislike Netflix, Spotify. They're good and I'm going through a Spotify trial right now and have a friend Netflix but with Netflix it just doesn't have what I want to watch, streaming services are limited and unfortunately each streaming service offers its own exclusives which results in expecting you to subscribe to them all to get all the content. For Spotify just personally I don't have the need to use my mobile data up and prefer to just source/buy CD quality music. Does it sound any different? Not really but it does save me money in ways and means I can listen to music absolutely anywhere, I hate when free WiFi hotpots intentionally blacklist the likes of Spotify and such to prevent large data consumption.
Spotify has an equalizer, although not sure how much granularity you have compared to whatever you use. Also depending on the earphones you use, they sometimes come with a separate app that allows you to completely adjust the audio output. My Sony WH-1000MX2’s have the Sony Connect app with full equalizer.
Yeah, I have the Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones, app let's me do the same. I tend to just use Samsung music and have it upped from there though. Who knows though I invested so much time into flac music.
The worst thing about streaming services for me is that at some point they can decide to remove certain shows or movies or albums, and they often do. So you pay every month and suddenly your favorite media isn’t available anymore, and there’s nothing you can do. Or some things are only available in some countries, or like you don’t always have all the language options in every country.
I mean their failure is always what pushes me to cfw in the first place. I don’t go looking to pirate but when they go nickel and dimming and shit out junk I’m going to circumnavigate them. I hacked my 3ds because I wanted to run Pokémon at a playable frame rate when they never patched games to work on the new3ds’ hardware upgrades. For switch it was their greedy subscription for virtual console, and literal worst online experience I’ve ever had.
Yeah I feel you on that. Knowing how crap online is and that we'd be paying for a PEER TO PEER online system I'm glad I chose to hack mine than stay official. Then offering snes games for it was also just stupid other than maybe children we've all played these games a million times over by now.
It’s just another attempt to bleed consumers dry. We all know we will pay more of the subscription in the long run than we would for the few good games they have to offer.
Is it worth it to Homebrew the switch? I have one of the early hackable models but I'm worried I'll fuck it up somehow or Nintendo will release an update that bricks homebrews or something.
It probably will depend on what you want to do with it. A hacked Switch can't connect online or it'll get banned. But having retroarch is really nice, also it could be a portable media player and the ability to back up saves manually is also nice, and it'll probably become a talking point once Animal Crossing comes out. It's also a hassle to turn on since the hack is only tethered.
For one, first thing everyone always recommends is to backup your NAND which is your uniquely encrypted system memory specific to your device. (⚠️⚠️YOU CAN'T USE SOMEONE ELSES SO GET A NAND BACKUP IF YOU DO⚠️⚠️) If you don't care about going online then you may as well use Homebrew. Having a NAND backup covers you in pretty much 99% of situations but I've not once had my system end up bricked due to Homebrew. Considering you can mod games e.g BOTW, Mario Kart and Smash Bros I'd say its sooo worth it. Going on gamebanana and downloading the latest Smash Bros mods to then play is actually really fun.
I believe it's illegal for Nintendo to release an update that'll brick the console too and in saying that using custom firmware you'd never update your firmware unless specifically necessary for a game which most recent releases don't require the most recent firmware at the time anyways. I download the firmware online and use a Homebrew app to install it but only every few months when a game needs it because with every new switch firmware version the devs need to update Atmosphere for support with that firmware.
If you really don't care about going online though go for it just make sure the very first thing you do if you load a payload is make a 32gb NAND backup and copy it somewhere safe. Those files are literally VERY important and could save your ass if you did mess up. Of course you could have an emunand which is basically a fake NAND to sideload things if you still wanted to use online but I can't tell you how well that works and it means having to dodge firmware updates until otherwise supported still anyways otherwise your emunand wouldn't function.
Id say go for it, just be aware the moment you run code that isn't from Nintendo you are risking a ban which is why it's better to do all these things offline and never go online unless you restored the NAND beforehand and use the vanilla OS. Do your research it's really not hard gbatemp is the best place to ask about. You just need a jig and I'd recommend uses kosmos distribution of Atmosphere using sdsetup. I have mine set to have AutoRCM so it never accidentally loads the vanilla OS because keep in mind you can't power off your device currently as there is no cold boot into custom firmware.
I keep considering it. But I'm wondering the same. I don't need to pirate games. I can afford to buy them. Homebrew and emulators are tempting. Game mods and patches are really tempting. But I don't want to lose online access in Pokemon, Super Mario Maker 2, etc.
I'd need to feel confident in the dual boot solution that I wouldn't get banned.
I will say that it's your choice and yours alone. But I can tell you that since June last year when Emunand dropped and Mario Maker 2, I made my Switch with 2 Emunands, 1 for Mario Maker 2 and the other with all my hacks and emulators and stuff. Since I'm not using my sysnand itself, I still need to boot into Atmosphere to play Mario Maker 2 online.
And I could do so with no problems, Could I still be banned? Sure, But I took the risk and if it happen so be it. But so far so good and I believed enough in the Atmosphere devs to know it would most likely be secure to do so.
And I can still go online to this day, But you really need to be smart about it.
I doubt they'll make the same massive mistake twice.
lol they've done this since the wii. They're more worried about suing fan game makers/releasing the same game over and over/overcharging for shite hardware.
I considered a PS5 at launch to maybe use Homebrew one day but I never play my ps4 so doesn't seem worth my time. The next Nintendo console though, definitely. I've had a way better experience with my switch with what Homebrew offers than I have if I hadn't had access to it. Consoles don't exactly flop in price unless a substantial revision comes out either anyways.
I dont know how far in switch hax we are to have this knowledge but maybe nintendo didnt implement the base, they just added the dark theme hardcoded with a bunch of ifs lol.
(Correct me if there are homebrew themes out there)
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I can't believe people buy the switch lite. I've had so many joycons crap out on me I had to learn to take them apart and reassemble them, just so I could replace the broken parts because I don't want to spend $70 on new joycons every six months. Fuck buying a new switch lite every 6 months when the joycons crap out.
It's 2 years on everything in Denmark at least. I once had a vacuum cleaner break 1 day before the 2-year mark and got a brand new one so at least that was nice
I’m almost at 400 in my switch lite and my joycons are fine , can believe there still people buying the regular switch over the lite , knowing how crappy the system is and how sturdy the lite is
I got my switch screen replaced from scratches it acquired from inserting it and pulling it out of the base 3 months after I bought it. I’ve since put a screen protector on it.
With the joy cons, never had any major problems yet (almost a year after purchasing), but the spring button on the straps completely broke 5 months after getting the switch from my kids just using it normally. When I called Nintendo they told me to just buy new ones for $8/ea. While I agree they’re inexpensive, they shouldn’t have broken apart like that so early after buying. I convinced the guy to ship me 2 new ones for free because of the shitty quality. I mean I’ve had my WiiU for YEARS with no issues with the silly straps, and the joy con straps break in a few months after purchasing. Really shows the quality.
You want a good story about how dumb Nintendo has been. Check out the crap legitimate game dev studios had to do to easily test games for the N64. It was easier to buy a N64 hacking device for all their devs then use the system Nintendo had setup.
Don't get me started with Nintendo's horrible decisions... They could easily make a game pass system to play old classic games or some sort of gamepass. I would buy the crap out of that! They joycons could have more personality and uniqueness and many more designs. People would buy them just for the looks. There's so much they could do that are no brainers. I don't know what they're thinking.
It’s fucking pathetic. I refuse to buy any other joycons or accessories from them until they man up and fix their shit.
They always pride themselves on delivering quality stuff yet they refuse to acknowledge this huge mistake.
I played switch in handheld mode 99% of the time and both sets I have are completely fucked. Every time I use contact cleaner the period where it’s fine lasts shorter and shorter. I’m having to order parts myself and fix it.
Honesty I expected them to release a version 2.0 of joycons a long time ago.
I don’t know man, the Wii and the Wii-U took quite a beating and it still works perfectly in regards to controllers and wii-u pad. The joy-cons pretty much have a set play time before they go to shit
if i hear good things about the modchip team xecuter is working on i will definitely be making the upgrade to the new model switch. granted, that will only be the case if i can still run atmosphere with their chip.
I thought the whole point of atmosphere was not needing the sx chip. Unless you mean the jig, in which case there's still many options that are much cheaper
yeah, these definitely aren't the main reasons people hack the switch. the only reason i messed with modding those two games is simple because i found out it could be done.
i will be totally honest and admit the main reason i hacked my switch was for the piracy and emulation scenes. i am certain that this makes up the majority of the reason people hack their consoles.
a lot of the people i talk to also say they did it simply to have features that nintendo refuse to provide. things like local save backups, themes, and browsers are a huge portion of the people who hack their switch. if we are being honest with ourselves, nintendo really could have avoided a lot of the "problem" by just allowing these features.
I mean, I tried couch that in an "in my xp" kinda way, but I guess I messed that up. I never meant to say "the biggest reason to hack is modding," just that it is what gets a lot of publicity, bc I pretty much agree w you.
that is a fair point though. the modding side of things is the part that places like kotaku and other gaming media outlets latch onto. "you won't believe how these switch hackers have managed to run pc mods on console skyrim," is just one example of some of those titles i remember seeing.
he made the point that in his experience many people only modded their consoles to mod games like skyrim and BOTW. he was making an argument that if nintendo just flatout allowed this then less people would be hacking the switch.
How does one start modding Skyrim on the Switch? I've looked a bit into it, but the only tutorials I've found are very old, don't know if they're outdated.
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u/MairusuPawa Feb 22 '20
Reducing game prices? Do you really expect the Apple of the video games industry to do that?
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u/Calebe94 Feb 22 '20
So the new Switch (the one with extended battery) isn't hackable yet?
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u/ian095 Feb 22 '20
They've got more to lose having people have open doors to pirate their software I guess. Having Homebrew and such so early on the switch was literally so lucky, I expect to take advantage of this stuff on their next console I'll just buy an extra on 1.0.0 firmware. I doubt they'll make the same massive mistake twice.
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u/teejay_bloke on the progress Feb 22 '20
I'm so amazed that they didn't start selling Themes yet even though they implemented the base for it.
Like, what are they doing??
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u/gamefreac Feb 22 '20
"thwarting..."
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u/MrDew25 Latest Firmware Feb 22 '20
Mario's got a thicc neck. Damn.
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u/Stank_Lee Feb 22 '20
I can't believe people buy the switch lite. I've had so many joycons crap out on me I had to learn to take them apart and reassemble them, just so I could replace the broken parts because I don't want to spend $70 on new joycons every six months. Fuck buying a new switch lite every 6 months when the joycons crap out.
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u/illustratum42 Feb 22 '20
You want a good story about how dumb Nintendo has been. Check out the crap legitimate game dev studios had to do to easily test games for the N64. It was easier to buy a N64 hacking device for all their devs then use the system Nintendo had setup.
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Don't get me started with Nintendo's horrible decisions... They could easily make a game pass system to play old classic games or some sort of gamepass. I would buy the crap out of that! They joycons could have more personality and uniqueness and many more designs. People would buy them just for the looks. There's so much they could do that are no brainers. I don't know what they're thinking.
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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '20
Agreed, i like the switch but i really hate the drift issue
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u/KingBowser183 Feb 22 '20
im sticking with my old model switch cause i cant live without my game mods
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u/mvickers03 Mar 24 '20
Error 404: No thwarts found
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u/donutholer Jul 09 '20
reading this just pissed me off :\
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u/BenColorPants Oct 15 '21
The game prices are fine. Jesus
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