Hacking Do you recommend old or new 3ds xl for homebrews?

[leontas2007]

Hello again, I have posted a thread today for another 3ds that now its working on luma thanks to people from this forum

Now to the topic.. tommorow I will go to by an 3ds xl because.. I saw the xl my brother is having and is much more enjoyable..anyway

There is an old 3ds xl that I 'm 99% sure that the version it have is 9 and it will be easy to run luma on it.. on the other hand there are
many new 3ds there with the same price, but I don't know what version they are having and if I will be able to run homebrews install
cias and so on....

So is it worth it paying the same price of a new 3ds xl for an old 3ds xl only for luma?

 

[Cjmcgiv]

No, on a recent reddit post someone asked what firmware version n3dsxl's ship with and it was within the hack-able range. Paying the same price as a n3dsxl for a o3dsxl is not worth it. If you want a good xl 3ds and both consoles are the same price, go with the n3dsxl

Edit: Link to reddit post (https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/6n8akf/has_anyone_bought_a_retail_new_3ds_xl_lately_what/)

Hope this helps

-Cjmcgiv

 

[leontas2007]

No, on a recent reddit post someone asked what firmware version n3dsxl's ship with and it was within the hack-able range. Paying the same price as a n3dsxl for a o3dsxl is not worth it. If you want a good xl 3ds and both consoles are the same price, go with the n3dsxl

Hope this helps

-Cjmcgiv

in the guide I saw that if the version is from 9.0.0 to 11.3.0 I can use soundhax.. but if it is anything different?

I mean if it 8 or 11.4.0 then what can I do??

 

[Cjmcgiv]

11.4+ you either have to hardmod or do DSiWAREhax, and for 8.0, I have no idea. You could try NTR or cubic ninja but I would be surprised if the 3ds you were buying had 8.0 on it. As said on the reddit thread, one guy's n3dsxl shipped with 11.3 so you should be fine, and if not then just wait for another exploit to be released. All in all, hax or not, the n3dsxl is the better option. You can always wait for hax, but the better playing experience on the n3dsxl is totally worth it.

 

[leontas2007]

11.4+ you either have to hardmod or do DSiWAREhax, and for 8.0, I have no idea. You could try NTR or cubic ninja but I would be surprised if the 3ds you were buying had 8.0 on it. As said on the reddit thread, one guy's n3dsxl shipped with 11.3 so you should be fine, and if not then just wait for another exploit to be released. All in all, hax or not, the n3dsxl is the better option. You can always wait for hax, but the better playing experience on the n3dsxl is totally worth it.

well, I' ll see what to do tomorrow, thanks for the recommendation

 

[Cjmcgiv]

well, I' ll see what to do tomorrow, thanks for the recommendation

No problem, also if you ever want to see what hax methods are available for whatever 3ds console you are buying, check out 3ds.guide and pick your console, all the methods are listed there with their own guides.

Hope this helps!

-Cjmcgiv

 

[nero99]

well, I' ll see what to do tomorrow, thanks for the recommendation

get the new 3ds. Better for gaming, homebrew, and has wireless data transfer on it. Don't buy the old system, theyre out dated and not worth more than $100.

 

[Cjmcgiv]

get the new 3ds. Better for gaming, homebrew, and has wireless data transfer on it. Don't buy the old system, theyre out dated and not worth more than $100.

If only people sold them for that price...

 

[The Catboy]

New3DS on the market should be on 11.3. Most stores have their systems sitting in storage weeks to even months before hitting the shelf.
The last box I got in my store with a New3DS in it was stamped for February. Which means it hit our warehouse way back in February, was stamped for hitting our warehouse, and it was just shipped to our store to be put on the shelves.

 

[leontas2007]

You were all right!!!! the n3ds was on a hackable range and now its working fine!

thanks everyone!

 

[Izeman]

in the guide I saw that if the version is from 9.0.0 to 11.3.0 I can use soundhax.. but if it is anything different?

I mean if it 8 or 11.4.0 then what can I do??

A n3DS can’t ship with less than 10.7 if I remember correctly. They were released in 2015, can’t have a firmware older than the one available on that date.

 

[Quantumcat]

A n3DS can’t ship with less than 10.7 if I remember correctly. They were released in 2015, can’t have a firmware older than the one available on that date.

9.0 is the lowest outside of Japan, and 8.1 with no browser is the lowest in Japan. They were released in 2014.

 

[Izeman]

9.0 is the lowest outside of Japan, and 8.1 with no browser is the lowest in Japan. They were released in 2014.

2014? Really? Look how fast time passes...