Nintendo Switch hackers are being banned from online services
Not long after its March launch last year, it was revealed that a GPU exploit in the Nintendo Switch could be used to run unofficial software, like pirated games and homebrew ROMs. Since then, the Switch's hacking community has grown, and the discovery of a new 'unpatchable' exploit last month has only made the console more attractive to pirates and homebrew fans.
Nintendo isn't taking the assault on its walled garden lightly, however, and is taking steps to crack down and dissuade users from taking advantage of the security holes.
The Japanese company has begun banning hacked consoles from its online services, sending error notifications when users attempt to log in. According to the message, "The use of online services on this console is currently restricted by Nintendo," and users will need to "Contact Customer Support via the Nintendo Support Website".
Also at Nintendo Life.
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 23 2018, @11:39PM (1 child)
What's interesting is this concept doesn't seem to discourage developers from making games for PCs, which require no hacking to take command of and are often much more likely to be easier to enable piracy.
Arrrr, those nasty pirates, best not to release games on any platform at all. If you release nothing, then nobody will ever pirate from you!
(Score: 2) by infodragon on Thursday May 24 2018, @12:31PM
I totally agree! Perception is always different than reality and unfortunately the perception of teh pirates drives a lot of the decision. A third point of conflict is Nintendo is afeard of teh pirates burning, pillaging and raping their own content.
Don't settle for shampoo, demand real poo!