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What are the pros and cons of modifying a Nintendo Switch? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by WheatleyInc@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Just found out the Switch I got a while back is a V1 model, meaning that it's one of the Switches that's able to be modified. I'm thinking of modifying it, but I'd like to know the upsides and issues first.

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[-] dog_@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Pros: modified os

Cons: if it gets banned by Nintendo, you're fucked. (It happened to me and I'm still mad I had to buy a new one)

[-] FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

I stopped giving Nintendo my money. They have shut down YouTube channels and Twitch channels over revenue. Unless you're a popular person, I guess.

But do their switches ever get discounted? I know people who own switches, it was cool St first. Now it just sits there.

What made them ban you console specifically?

[-] dog_@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I had NSO and I ran a custom firmware for a friend so they could get a copy of their game to run on their emulator.

[-] sneaky_b45tard@feddit.de 9 points 8 months ago

You're only fucked if you want to pay them to play online. Other than that you can still play all your singleplayer and local multiplayer games.

[-] dog_@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

If you have NSO, you don't need to play online to get banned. Cause I didn't play online, and I got banned because I had NSO. I'd assume that it contacted Nintendo servers, and I didn't realize it at the time.