SJRB
Gold Member
Dude what
How does that even work? And how much storage did they set apart for this?
Normally they just ban your account and backlist your console's serial number, preventing new accounts from connecting.
How does that even work? And how much storage did they set apart for this?
Call me crazy, but I don't really see this as a bad thing.
Outside of straight-up cheating or trying to steal security tokens what could you possibly want to actively break this agreement?
The only thing I can think of is either wanting to use mods (which can easily lead to cheating) or pirating games and playing them online.
The worst part is not being able to have a class action lawsuit. Say Sony overcharge every PSN+ account in the US $5, that's tens of millions of dollars in overcharges. With just the possibility of a class action suing them for lets say $50 million they will fix that shit quickly even for the people who didnt notice or bother to complain. But if everyone has to individually go to arbitration to get their $5 back there is zero real pressure for them to do anything. They would probably have to repay $1000 of that $50 million.Damn, that's crazy. I'm in the UK so I'm hoping that's illegal here.
The PlayStation agreement on the UK site contains this: "NOTE: IF YOU ARE A UNITED STATES RESIDENT OR A RESIDENT OF A COUNTRY/REGION IN NORTH, CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICA, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER"
So it seems this waiving of legal rights is only applicable to people living in the Americas. Terrible stuff.
I only mod my systems long after they've passed into being legacy... eg. I have a modded 3DS, and now a modded Wii as well, but modding a current system is asking for trouble, kind of like when Yuzu made a huge profit off of pirating emulation on current gen.Honestly, I don't care. I've never connected my modded Switch to the Internet.
I was able to hack my Nintendo 3DS, and I dared to connect online and I never had problems xD.I remember this happening to original xboxes that were modded and people went online.
There is always a reason.>Spends $500+ on a console and $80 games
>Gets deactivated
>Not a bad thing
Bro. Come on. They can deactivate, it can be for any reason they want. It could be a mistake. You don't own your stuff and they have no good will about anything as a company. It is objectively not a good thing.
There is always a reason.
Nobody ever gets "banned for no reason" they're always hiding facts and truth.
literally every time
All companies are heavily anti-consumer, if you let them. Nintendo is no exception. Which is why I never understood this fanboying for companies that a lot of retards do online.We talk about how bad sony is or MS is, but nintendo is straight up evil it seems like. I'm glad I grew up with them in the 80's, and I'm also glad I haven't touched their stuff in the last 20 years. nintendo ninjas are real.
Well, lets see what they mean by that.I said any reason meaning it's at Nintendo's discretion. It doesn't have to be limited to piracy or cheating.
Okay Dad. What push me over the edge to get a modded Switch was TOTK. I honestly thought that year was the Switch's last legs, and the first thing I did with it was insert my real TOTK cart to play on a Mariko overclocked.I only mod my systems long after they've passed into being legacy... eg. I have a modded 3DS, and now a modded Wii as well, but modding a current system is asking for trouble, kind of like when Yuzu made a huge profit off of pirating emulation on current gen.
Let modding/flashcarts/emulation stay retro, and they won't ever bother us. But cheap pirating assholes who mod/emulate on current gen are making unnecessary enemies of the company with all emulation and modding.
new games could detect and brick a jailbroken console, if nintendo wanted to go down that routeThey can't do shit if you jailbreak it and keep it offline.
Accessories could do that too I suppose.new games could detect and brick a jailbroken console, if nintendo wanted to go down that route
Joycon bricks your console then immediately develops stick drift.Accessories could do that too I suppose.
Oh that I agree with. ALL companies are POS entities that are all about draining you, while making sure they can't get in trouble to the best of their abilities, while they fuck you. But Nintendo seems a special kind of POS evil thing. These fuckers will sue 8 year olds who make a tribute vid with their IPs involved.All companies are heavily anti-consumer, if you let them. Nintendo is no exception. Which is why I never understood this fanboying for companies that a lot of retards do online.
I thought Sony and Microsoft would just ban the device for online.Just like sony's
I assume the next future step is to brick after certain number of years.
10 years till autobrick.
Eula as a whole are a mess, terms like this might well already be illegal under current law, but they have to be brought to trial![]()
This shit should be illegal.
Drifting joycons detected…modded! Console ban! lolJoycon bricks your console then immediately develops stick drift.
Nintendo is an overtly litigious company. They're going to write their terms to entirely favor themselves. They've proven they have no goodwill towards their consumers these days. What you and many others fail to understand is that the precedence alone opens up mistakes happening. You may not do something to warrant it, but it could still happen to you. Or perhaps you do warrant it because their terms are so ridiculous. Nintendo is nothing but bad news and yet people want to give them a pass for everything.Well, lets see what they mean by that.
Like later on when they go into detail.
But personally, I'm not worried. I don't do anything to remotely warrant any such action.
Imagine you went out and bought yourself an electric saw and it says on the box, 'designed for wood and plastic only, do not use on metals', but you're a smart cookie and you know that'll it'll be fine cutting something soft like copper. So you switch the blade cut a bunch of pipe for a plumbing project and - hey presto - it works like a charm.Call me crazy, but I don't really see this as a bad thing.
Outside of straight-up cheating or trying to steal security tokens what could you possibly want to actively break this agreement?
The only thing I can think of is either wanting to use mods (which can easily lead to cheating) or pirating games and playing them online.
Or if you use an unauthorized 3rd party accessory and your ass gets bannedI hope they do. They should keep it secret tho, and brick all the criminal pirates consoles
What's scary is that this doesn't seem all that far fetched...Drifting joycons detected…modded! Console ban! lol
It's a form of control that shouldn't be there.It's a legit reason for someone with zero intention of pirating to care.
"Sorry, we only brick the systems of pirates, we don't care if you say you didn't pirate. It's in the TOS and so you are pirate."
Permanently banning your account would be the bigger issue - it's something Nintendo doesn't want and can't afford.Indeed it can't. I don't see how this is even legal. Fair enough having your account permanently banned but actually bricking your console is a step too far.