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Modern consoles need to be connected to the internet to work. I remember that with the PS2 they only had to hack it once and it could run pirated games forever.
by MomoXenosaga 5y ago
Modern consoles need to be connected to the internet to work. I remember that with the PS2 they only had to hack it once and it could run pirated games forever.
- judge2020 5y agoNow a lot of games have enough internet features (including things like leaderboards or hybrid features, eg Luigi’s Balloon World in Super Mario Odyssey) that often exploits require you stick to a certain OS version, locking you out of those features, regardless of if it’s a pirated copy or not.
- asdff 5y agoNot the Nintendo Switch at least.
- brianwawok 5y agoNew games come with new firmware that is mandatory. Firmware installs off game card. Firmware burns e-fuses to prevent firmware rollback.
- quora 5y agoBurning an e-fuse can be bypassed with a softmodded switch.
- AussieWog93 5y agoIs that any Switch you can do this with, or just the old Switches with the Tegra vulnerability?
- mikecoles 5y agoI'm not an expert: I've been looking at hwfly to expand the capabilities of the Switch. The system reminds me of the older style cracks that required a modchip to be soldered in. I cannot vouch for the system as I have zero first-hand knowledge. The ecosystem looks interesting. Hekate seems to be the popular bootloader though I may be using the incorrect term. https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate
- gambiting 5y agoOnly the Xbox must be connected to the internet at least once to work - PS4&PS5 both work without ever connecting to the internet, if you stick to games off disc.