11 votes

The fight between Switch hackers and Nintendo is ramping up

7 comments

  1. Crespyl
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    That reminds me I need to see about buying one before they start shipping a fix for the hardware exploit. I really just want to see about getting NVidia Shield/Steam Link running on it.

    That reminds me I need to see about buying one before they start shipping a fix for the hardware exploit.

    I really just want to see about getting NVidia Shield/Steam Link running on it.

    4 votes
  2. teaearlgraycold
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    It seems to me that if you don't want a closed ecosystem, you shouldn't pay for one. Granted, I fully support people trying to break open hardware they purchased. It just seems a bit counter...

    It seems to me that if you don't want a closed ecosystem, you shouldn't pay for one. Granted, I fully support people trying to break open hardware they purchased. It just seems a bit counter intuitive.

    3 votes
  3. [5]
    Gaywallet
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    It would be nice if the homebrew community figured out a good way to get cloud backups of game saves, which might finally force Nintendo's hand. There's really no reason this shouldn't be a native...

    It would be nice if the homebrew community figured out a good way to get cloud backups of game saves, which might finally force Nintendo's hand. There's really no reason this shouldn't be a native feature.

    2 votes
    1. unknown user
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      AFAIK there's already a homebrew app to make save backups; presumably, making that "cloud-enabled" would mostly be a matter of someone running the cloud bit.

      AFAIK there's already a homebrew app to make save backups; presumably, making that "cloud-enabled" would mostly be a matter of someone running the cloud bit.

      6 votes
    2. [3]
      DMonitor
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      It’s coming this September as part of their $20/yr online subscription

      It’s coming this September as part of their $20/yr online subscription

      3 votes
      1. Bear
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        Yeah, I'm guessing that he/she meant without paying. Just like Xbox, PS4, and PC.

        cloud backups of game saves

        It’s coming this September as part of their $20/yr online subscription

        Yeah, I'm guessing that he/she meant without paying. Just like Xbox, PS4, and PC.

        3 votes
      2. Gaywallet
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        Seems shitty to force you to pay for a subscription to get backups, but it's a step in the right direction.

        Seems shitty to force you to pay for a subscription to get backups, but it's a step in the right direction.