By Gerald Lynch
The Nintendo Switch, this Christmas’s most sought-after present, has been hacked, paving the way for installations of unofficial “homebrew” software – and potentially even pirated games.
A recent hacking conference in Germany saw a team of tinkerers take advantage of a quirk of the console’s off-the-shelf Nvidia Tegra chip, allowing them to use a feature that Nvidia’s own engineers and developers use to access deep-level functions of the chipset not usually accessible to the public.
While the video explaining the specifics of the hack has now been removed, should you be interested in exploring the hack in the future it appears that you’ll need to make sure your console stays at Switch firmware version 3.0. That means keeping your console offline to avoid newer system updates, and picking up a physical copy of Pokken Tournament DX, which comes with firmware version 3.0 onboard. Should the hackers then release their homebrew launcher, it should work.
Hacking dangers
There are inherent dangers in attempting such a hack however. Firstly, and most obviously, it voids your warranty, leaving you without Nintendo’s support should your console fail.
Also, installing software not sanctioned by Nintendo loses the quality assurance that the company offers, potentially leading to a sub-par experience, …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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