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[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 65 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Device remote bricked in 3..2..1

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Beat me to it. :)

[–] Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I'm not interested in the Switch 2, but things like that are why I thought about buying one for like a second, just to have a low firmware one.

[–] Signtist@bookwormstory.social 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yup, my plan was to just buy one and let it sit until something was found. It was just too expensive, though; I can't warrant that price.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I'm considering getting a Switch 1 now. I can find hackable ones for €100 in my area.

But then again, it doesn't really do anything I can't do with my other devices.

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 hours ago

Yup, I won't even bother with it, there are a lot of better options nowadays

Exactly. It’d be cool to have in a few months/years when the exploits inevitably get patched. But there’s no way for me to justify the purchase at that price point.

[–] DireTech@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Yeah that's the only reason I've considered it. However, things have changed a lot since the Switch 1 came out. Existing Switch emulators will likely work well on Switch 2 soon given the similar hardware and the Steam Deck massively raised the bar on what I expect out of a portable system.

Plus the controller still looks like it sucks for adult hands.

[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Now I get why they didnt want there to be physical Cardridges

This way, there is no way someone can boot it on a day one version if they didnt buy it right now and updated it to v 1.0, effectively making it impossible for normal to use exploits for older versions

[–] Panda@lemmy.today 0 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Oh so you can't buy the physical copy of game for Switch 2? That's lame.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

There’s a lot of noise and disinformation floating out there, here’s the simplest explanation:

The Switch 2 will launch with three different types of physical cartridges denoted by serial numbers to describe their purpose:

LB - The cartridge will work on Nintendo Switch 2 consoles only.
LP - Game Key cartridges in which a digital download is required.
LN - The cartridge will work on both Nintendo Switch 1 and 2.

[–] Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 hours ago (3 children)
  • Are Switch 1 cartridges compatible with the Switch 2?
  • Are digital download games I bought on my account with the Switch 1 playable on the Switch 2?
[–] TBi@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Answer to both questions is most are.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
  1. Largely yes, though there are a number of titles which are currently experiencing issues: Official Compatibility Guide

  2. Yes: Official Guide to Transferring Data from a Switch to a Switch 2

[–] Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

Awesome thanks

[–] Stabbitha@lemmy.world -1 points 5 hours ago

This information has been available since the console was announced, why are you waiting until after launch to ask questions?

Yes to both questions.

[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

If you didn't know, there are still physical cartridges, but these do not have the game, but only a „key” which you can download the game with.

[–] dangrousperson@feddit.org 4 points 14 hours ago

That is one of the options, that apparently a lot of the 3rd party devs are using. So far, all 1st party Nintendo titles are announced to include the game on the cartridge (not just a key)

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago