Mithos
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Or MS, Sony, Nintendo should be BANNED from require online to startup/setup a console.Yeah, makes sense. Otherwise you could just get around the ban by resetting your console.
Or MS, Sony, Nintendo should be BANNED from require online to startup/setup a console.Yeah, makes sense. Otherwise you could just get around the ban by resetting your console.
Well, you don't need online to setup a Switch 2 for the first time, (https://www.nintendo.com/au/support/articles/nintendo-switch-2-first-time-setup-and-connection/) unless you are wanting to do a system transfer. I have no idea on a factory reset as I haven't done one before.Or MS, Sony, Nintendo should be BANNED from require online to startup/setup a console.
Exactly, continue playing your physical games on it. On wait is pretty much everything a "key" card that needs to download the game?It's not even bricking. It's just shutting down online access if the Switch 2 senses something hinky going on.
Yes as far as we know this hasn't been a thing yet, but I made the point of saying the 'idea' that they can is what makes me uneasy, and it could be from a completely innocent act on your part. Whether it be software or hardware, it gives me pause to purchase anything used Switch-related. Which benefits Nintendo obviously, because they'd rather you buy new from them.I get the concern, but we haven't yet heard of a user being banned yet for unknowingly using a cart that got ripped. Plenty of people are still renting games from Gamefly or borrowing games from libraries so if this was a real issue, we'd know about it.
The bigger concern would be buying used hardware because pirates are trading their banned consoles in and exchanging them at stores.
Imagine buying an used console without testing it first. And GameStop would never sell a bricked console.I saw this coming. Imagine buying the console second hand from someone or a place like GameStop and bringing it home and it's bricked.
They can sue Nintendo just based on their ToS saying they are allowed to brink your console.It's not even bricking. It's just shutting down online access if the Switch 2 senses something hinky going on.
True, people don't use "bricking" properly. Though it is effectively useless if there is no account on the system before its banned, you can never set it up to be used even offline with physical games.It's not even bricking. It's just shutting down online access if the Switch 2 senses something hinky going on.
You sure about that??True, people don't use "bricking" properly. Though it is effectively useless if there is no account on the system before its banned, you can never set it up to be used even offline with physical games.
And considering how Nintendo is now banning MiG users even for just using their own backups (no detection of dupe games), it's complete BS.
Which part? From what I read from a user that had their system banned, they removed the account from it and now the system can't be used because an account can't be created without online access.You sure about that??
The account part. If you can't create a "local" account then the console is indeed a brick if you factor reset it.Which part? From what I read from a user that had their system banned, they removed the account from it and now the system can't be used because an account can't be created without online access.
Effectively but I don't think technically. The issue isn't internal, Nintendo could (in theory) remove the system from the ban list and it would work with no fix needed on the actual hardware.The account part. If you can't create a "local" account then the console is indeed a brick if you factor reset it.
Usage of MiG can absolutely be for personal backups. Especially when traveling having an option to use your own backups is a good one.![]()
The market for the Mig are people who want to pirate games. Switch carts weigh .12 ounces, are barely larger than postage stamps, and take less than 10 seconds to swap in and out of the console.
Even if we try to humor the people who claim they're using it for innocent reasons like trying to prevent somehow losing their original carts, it's use of unauthorized software which none of the console makers would willingly allow.
No one is bricking consolesI'm against piracy but the ability to brick a console is a load of turd. It shouldn't be permitted anywhere. Denial of access to services I'm fine with but bricking is way over the line.
Which is concerning and it shouldn't be allowedThey can according to their TOS, sure. But they haven't actually bricked anyone's system. Yet the thread title is "...Sued Over Bricking Switch 2 Consoles". And so naturally some people in here are assuming this is about the bricking of consoles. But if your system was banned by Nintendo, you can still buy games, pop them in, and play them. That is not bricked.
Let's not conflate the two. As far as I am aware, MS and Sony also say in their TOS that they can brick your console. It's a stupid clause, sure (maybe it is for cases where the console is stolen?), but none of them have actually ever purposely bricked a console.
Not yet but they clearly think they should have the ability to do so.No one is bricking consoles