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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Your switch has always been in danger of being bricked if you mod it. This isn't new. You just don't go online with it.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

Sure the risk of brick has already been there for self ignorance.

Not intentional malfeasance to destroy from the manufacturer

Edit: holy shit where did that word salad come from

[–] nunya@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

intentional malfeasance

Just found a name for my band.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 19 hours ago

With small smile. That's pretty cool.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Hacked switch has always had a risk of bricking from user error

.... Not from a company intentionally bricking

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 20 hours ago

No. Nintendo will brick your switch if they notice it's modded. This is old news.