chromhound
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they can suck these balls
I don't see what's new here, you already risk to brick your console if Nintendo notices you hacked it
I assume the next future step is to brick after certain number of years.
10 years till autobrick.
I can see the rental thing, but honestly, I'm not at all worried.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.
The next day you go to fire up the saw and it's dead. You call the manufacturer and they explain it was used to cut metal against the instruction of the manufacturer and they reserve the right to brick it if you violated their instructions.
I daresay you'd be pretty pissed off and so would I. Companies selling you things that they can remotely disable at their discretion is a big heap of shit, be it a games console, a power saw or anything else. At that stage they're running a rental service.
Well, I am fairly sure the catastrophic consequences of this failing is something they're aware of.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.
Yep, my switch is banned from online play since I forgot I was on a homebrew launcher and connected to the store to download a demo.Pretty sure they could do the same with Switch 1
For Switch 3 if you buy used games they reserve the right to come and take your first born away.For Switch 3, you must agree to its EULA where Nintendo reserves the right in turning you into a HumanCentiSwitch.
In 2008, I had my Xbox / Microsoft account permanently banned (well, banned until 2999) with no explanation and no recourse after working with Microsoft support. I had spent a few thousand dollars on digital games and DLC at that point, tons of XBLA and horse armor that I could no longer access / download / or play (as it required a license check after 30 days which eventually started failing). The console itself was fine, I could log in with an alternate account and play my disc-based games.
It took almost 12 years to get satisfaction. I was forced into arbitration with Microsoft, but I filed the paperwork with my local courts and made them send their guy from Redmond to argue their point of view. Their claim was that I was using "unauthorized console modifications to bypass network security" (which is 100% bullshit). Luckily for me, by 2019 when I was doing the arbitration, Microsoft had already changed how they handle these types of bans (account restricted from making purchases, but can still play purchased games) - so I was able to successfully argue that Microsoft robbed me of the money I had spent on digital purchases. It also helped my case that I had, by that point, created an alternate Microsoft account and had spent money re-purchasing some of these same digital titles that were locked out of my old account. Even though I got a settlement, I had by that point spent hundreds of hours between working with Microsoft support, putting a case together, filling out paperwork, and attending the arbitration itself. It essentially amounted to being a waste of everyone's time, and that's the point with these types of things.
I need you to understand the difference between a brick and a banhuh both MS and Sony have similar policies and have for a long time. Its not an issue because legit people RARELY ever get a false ban and if they do its easily recovered. These types of systems have records. its not just " trigger and ban without keeping records "
i think it's already since 3DS? I'm also recall, my friend using CFW on their switch, and bricked in 2021.
I don't see the issue. If you get caught cheating or 'stealing' using Nintendo hardware, then you deserve it.
If you really want to do those, then either have a console that never goes online or emulate on hardware that isn't from Nintendo.
Simples.
Very little in the way of context or indeed nuance in this thread.Some clarification is needed, but regardless, the fomo in regards to buying a S2 at launch diminishes daily at this point. I'm just going to enjoy my Steam Deck OLED/PS5 combo and see how everything plays out. I'll reevaluate around the holidays.
Some clarification is needed, but regardless, the fomo in regards to buying a S2 at launch diminishes daily at this point. I'm just going to enjoy my Steam Deck OLED/PS5 combo and see how everything plays out. I'll reevaluate around the holidays.
I dont know much about it, since i never use CFW in 3DS or Switch. I think its because updateDid it brick because Nintendo nuked it from orbit or because of an unknown conflict with the CFW while connected to the Internet such as auto updating and breaking something?
I dont know much about it, since i never use CFW in 3DS or Switch. I think its because update
Because there is a big gray area on what piracy is.Why would anyone care unless they were planning to pirate games?![]()
Forced arbitration should be illegal, but politicians love that sweet, sweet corpo cash. And that's especially so after disastrous Citizens United.I guarantee pretty much any ToS you have agreed to in the last couple of years for anything not just consoles includes this arbitration clause. Thank the supreme court. That Disney one would have stuck in the courts as well, forced arbitration for a death in a park because of signing up for a free Disney+ account.
Sony:
"You and Sony agree that all Disputes shall be resolved exclusively through binding arbitration. YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BY AGREEING TO ARBITRATION, YOU ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE (OR PARTICIPATE IN AS A PARTY OR CLASS MEMBER) ANY DISPUTES IN COURT."
Xbox:
"you and Microsoft agree to binding individual arbitration before the American Arbitration Association under the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), and not to sue in court in front of a judge or jury. Instead, a neutral arbitrator will decide."
Epic :
"THESE TERMS CONTAINS A BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND CLASS-ACTION WAIVER PROVISION. IF YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS, YOU AND EPIC AGREE TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO GO TO COURT INDIVIDUALLY OR AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION, AND EPIC AGREES TO PAY YOUR ARBITRATION COSTS FOR ALL DISPUTES OF UP TO $10,000 THAT ARE MADE IN GOOD FAITH (SEE BELOW)."
Steam removed theirs. I was kinda shocked.
need you to understand the difference between a brick and a ban
Ban: not allowed to use online services. No more downloading games or access to your account. Depending on how it's carried out you may still be able to download patches for disc base dgames
Brick: your console does not work anymore. You cannot play any game, digital or physical, log into any account, or do anything with it. It becomes a plastic paperweight for all intents and purposes. It's as if the console itself is broken and needs serious repair.