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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days ago

Nintendo of America might turn your Switch into an expensive paperweight if you mod your console or install any "unauthorized" games, new policy warns

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Nintendo of America might turn your Switch into an expensive paperweight if you mod your console or install any "unauthorized" games, new policy warns

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days ago

Breaking certain restrictions could result in your Switch being "permanently unusable in whole or in part"

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Hacked switch has always had a risk of bricking from user error

… Not from a company intentionally bricking
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  No. Nintendo will brick your switch if they notice it’s modded. This is old news.

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