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Is there any way to play games (legally) on this if you don't have a Switch to dump them from? Is it possible to buy Switch games through a web browser?

Shared404 3y ago
> Is it possible to buy Switch games through a web browser? https://www.nintendo.com/store/games/nintendo-switch-games/#sort=df https://www.nintendo.com/store/games/nintendo-switch-games/#... You won't be able to download or dump them without a Switch though.
verwalt 3y ago
Having a jailbroken switch is the only way. So every new one you buy is almost definitely a patched V2, and all the Switch Lites and OLEDs are not jailbrakable either, without soldering a modchip.
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- bb88 3y ago
  I remember the original XBox had a pogo pin mod. Is this possible today?
  - deaddodo 3y ago
    The classic Switches have a bridgeable pin in the controller port that'll give you ring0 access. But it's only that very first generation. You just slide something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Short-Connector-Recovery/dp/B07J9JJRRG https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Short-Connector-Recov... Into the controller slide and enable it when you want RCM access.
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psychphysic 3y ago
This must depend on your jurisdiction. But if you own the game, does it matter how you got the ROM?
- spicyjpeg 3y ago
  > But if you own the game, does it matter how you got the ROM? It does from a legal standpoint. In many countries, making your own backup copies of your games for personal use is legal (although anti-circumvention laws like the DMCA blur the lines here) but obtaining a backup copy from someone else, regardless of whether or not it is a copy of a game you already own, is not; at best it is a legal gray area.
  - prmoustache 3y ago
    I'd be curious which one you are talking about? Most countries allow downloads. They usually specifically target torrent users because a typical torrent user is making the file available to others while downloading. It doesn't apply if you download with a protocol (like http/https/ftp) that doesn't make you share the file.
    - bzzzt 3y ago
      Lots of countries don't. In the Netherlands, it was allowed but later changed to prohibit 'downloading from clearly illegal sources'.
      - prmoustache 3y ago
        So you can pretend it is not clear and you don't know it is illegal then? I promise I thought that website was legit and was offering free licences for Super Mario![1] [1] Apparently it works with software, you can purchase licence keys of Microsoft products (OS, Office) at roughly 5% of the original price through "reputable vendors".
        bzzzt 3y ago

Shared404 3y ago

> Is it possible to buy Switch games through a web browser? https://www.nintendo.com/store/games/nintendo-switch-games/#sort=df https://www.nintendo.com/store/games/nintendo-switch-games/#... You won't be able to download or dump them without a Switch though.

verwalt 3y ago

Having a jailbroken switch is the only way. So every new one you buy is almost definitely a patched V2, and all the Switch Lites and OLEDs are not jailbrakable either, without soldering a modchip.

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bb88 3y ago
I remember the original XBox had a pogo pin mod. Is this possible today?
- deaddodo 3y ago
  The classic Switches have a bridgeable pin in the controller port that'll give you ring0 access. But it's only that very first generation. You just slide something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Short-Connector-Recovery/dp/B07J9JJRRG https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Short-Connector-Recov... Into the controller slide and enable it when you want RCM access.

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psychphysic 3y ago

This must depend on your jurisdiction. But if you own the game, does it matter how you got the ROM?

spicyjpeg 3y ago
> But if you own the game, does it matter how you got the ROM? It does from a legal standpoint. In many countries, making your own backup copies of your games for personal use is legal (although anti-circumvention laws like the DMCA blur the lines here) but obtaining a backup copy from someone else, regardless of whether or not it is a copy of a game you already own, is not; at best it is a legal gray area.
- prmoustache 3y ago
  I'd be curious which one you are talking about? Most countries allow downloads. They usually specifically target torrent users because a typical torrent user is making the file available to others while downloading. It doesn't apply if you download with a protocol (like http/https/ftp) that doesn't make you share the file.
  - bzzzt 3y ago
    Lots of countries don't. In the Netherlands, it was allowed but later changed to prohibit 'downloading from clearly illegal sources'.
    - prmoustache 3y ago
      So you can pretend it is not clear and you don't know it is illegal then? I promise I thought that website was legit and was offering free licences for Super Mario![1] [1] Apparently it works with software, you can purchase licence keys of Microsoft products (OS, Office) at roughly 5% of the original price through "reputable vendors".
      - bzzzt 3y ago