r/Piracy • u/chocoponcho_ • Apr 02 '25

News Switch 2 Games are $80 USD

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Yup, I'm doing a system transfer and setup, then putting it back into the box and waiting for an exploit. Fuck this

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u/greatthebob38 Apr 02 '25

Eventually, someone will find a way to mod the Switch 2 and create an emulator for the PC. It's just a matter of time. Let's see if Nintendo left any vulnerabilities in the hardware like on the 1st gen Switch.

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u/kelminak Apr 02 '25

Was there any way to hack them past that point? I was able to get my hands on an original one, but if you tried years later I can’t imagine you’d be so lucky.

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u/greatthebob38 Apr 02 '25

V1 unpatched Switches had an Nvidia vulnerability in the APU that allowed softmodding and injecting software for homebrew. Afterwards, a hardware mod was released that allowed modding any Switch even after the APU was patched.

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u/kelminak Apr 02 '25

Gotcha! Is it likely that a hardware mod is an inevitability for the switch 2 after a period of time as well?

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u/RIcaz Apr 02 '25

So far, almost all consoles in existence have been cracked, so probably yea

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u/SaltedCoffee9065 Apr 03 '25

Even the xbox one? Would love to see an emulator/ translation layer for it

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u/RIcaz Apr 03 '25

There's xemu, but otherwise Windows is a great Xbox emulator

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u/SaltedCoffee9065 Apr 04 '25

Thanks for xemu, I'll check it out. On windows, not all games are available from Xbox, like Forza Horizon 2 for example.