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SciresM (Switch CFW creator): "unless NVidia made dumb mistakes again software hax on Mariko (Switch Lite) may be a long long time off, if ever."
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Hardware mods will come for sure, the thread is about software exploits essentially.
I think it's more the point that, if NVidia learned their lesson, hackers won't be able to take advantage of the same sort of chip flaw that plagued the original Switch, which will make it that much harder to crack.
I say, very bad. The Switch wasn't really hacked, it was just a big oversight of Nivida, which allowed completely bypassing anything by using a buildin backdoor.
With this actually finding solutions to hack the Switch died off, since there was no reason for it. I can see many hackers don't bother with the light, since there is a easier solution.
Is my launch switch with most up to date official firmware too late to easily put CFW on? I was thinking of getting a 2nd switch and using my OG for CFW.
All Switches prior to the refresh are forever hackable because it's a hardware bypass, not a software one.
I wouldn't be dismissing the opinion of the guy who cracked the Switch wide open i the first place so easily... But it seems many users have info I don't *shrugs*
There's always a flaw. When I see how the first switch was easily hacked, I do hope they did it better but there's so much software layers nowadays, there's always someone that forgot something.
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This reads like the constant claims many guys who should know better seem to make.
These kind of statements always read like the classic "You'll never need more than X Ram/Storage/Processing Power" or "X will never get cracked" or "We'll never need more than X".
He can't see into the future any more than us. Two years from now some groundbreaking bug could be discovered in all software, or we could develop hacker AI that can crack modern code in minutes etc. Or it could take 10 years. It's not his experience that's the issue, its just a dumb statement to make, especially when you're doing it AS someone of expertise/in the profession.
Are we sure? Locked phone boot loaders seem to be treated as impenetrable at this point. And piracy on PS4/XOne seems so difficult to be essentially impossible (coupled with more stuff moving online), etc.
The expert said the same thing and gave a vague time frame you wouldn't dare to do.
In light of the title of this thread, this is both surprising and interesting:
After doing some more reading on the matter (on reddit for example) I see it's been confirmed by a number of reliable sources.
https:///nintendo-switch-lite-and-mariko-nintendo-switch-hacked/
After doing some more reading on the matter (on reddit for example) I see it's been confirmed by a number of reliable sources.
Interesting, seems nVidia fucked up again, how is this hack working this time?
Using the pins again ?
If only my launch Switch didn't die. I still have it but it's no use :(
We are never going to get a Pokemon game without injected Pokemon ever again, are we.
This is such a nonsense thing. Xbox 360 homebrew was never that interesting unlike PS3, Wii and Wii U. Even though JTAG mods died early on there were more than enough ways to hack it after that. I still have mine for customized Rockband tracks.
That stopped immediately when the old one was cracked open.
I think playing oXbox games not on the approved BC list would have been pretty interesting. Had there been an easy way to softmod the 360 like there was for PS3 and Wii/Wii U, I think there would have been a lot more interesting homebrew developed for it.
I'll hack my current Switch when a more powerful system releases, hopefully next fiscal year. But the possibility to tweak the visuals of Witcher 3 are really making me think...
Yep, because the hack is hardware based and not software based.
Yep forever and ever. No way to block that.
Also seems like thread news is fake:
Edit: or people are faking screenshots again lol. some people confirm it who are trustworthy. We will see.
I wouldn't trust gbatemp with breaking news. Wait for people more knowledgeable (like SciresM for instance) to talk on the matter.
I know this has no basis in reality, but it seems like hackers go the extra mile for Nintendo hardware. Some of exploits they found/developed to hack the 3DS, DSi, Wii U etc were insane, and the Wii was probably the most hacked open console of all time.
There's also this to consider: this hack was done by Team Xecutor allegedly. These people literally get paid to make and support hacking software for the Switch (see SXOS). It shady as fuck and divisive among the hacking/homebrew community who think this should be free for all. BUT they're likely making good money off this and with money comes more resources and incentives. These aren't your regular garage hackers working in their free time.