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The much more likely reason, at least in the case of the Switch, is to lock users out of old software vulnerabilities that could enable piracy.
by babypuncher 9y ago
The much more likely reason, at least in the case of the Switch, is to lock users out of old software vulnerabilities that could enable piracy.
- gascan 9y agoYeah, with all the fuss people are making it almost seems like feigned ignorance. Hacking the original Xbox via software exploits depended entirely on rolling back the system to exploitable system software versions, and using old unpatched game discs. It seems blindingly clear the efuses are exactly for blocking piracy.
- BEEdwards 9y agoBut like all thing designed to block piracy, they only block this specific type of piracy and meaning the pirates will just find others (such as the one they found on the switch) and yet legitimate customers who just want to roll back to the last version for a legitimate reason are screwed (Say their favorite game loses performance on the new firmware.