From an objective point of view (away from fanboyism), they both seem to have a reason of existence.
If I would buy a new 3ds at the moment, Sky3DS seems my only option. It's the easier noob proof solution.
The 10 game limitation was clearly announced. Mayby it was to boost sales, or maybe it was for technical reasons.
Fact is, you know it existed, so either you bought the card and shouldn't complain if something better sees the light a bit later (it happens all the time)
or you didn't buy the card, in which case complaining about it is just because you are seeking attention.
I don't know the exact details how it's done, but if the game code is patched, I assume there is a risk this is detectable
and can be used to block the card. Maybe the first solution with the 10 game limit didn't have that danger.
It could be that they heard all the negative criticism and decidezd to change it due to that.
If it doesn't work anymore on future firmwares, the flamewar can start again.
If you can use gateway, it has the advantage of allowing homebrew and region patching.
Emunand would be great and almost a must to protect against further firmware updates,but at this time of writing, all we have
is a youtube video, and we all know how reliable those can be.
Considering the bricking, it was no accident or code error. It was intended to happen, but just on the clones.
This method for elimination of the concurrence is unforgivable, unless they would clearly notice that the hardware is not genuine, and even then, they could
have forced it to malfunction without the need to brick peoples consoles.
In my opinion, freedom of choice is good as it helps dropping the prices at an acceptible level.
If clone makers can produce a product cheaper, it means that either the quality is lower or that the original makers are greedy and asking
to much for their product due to the fact there are no alternatives. (It's usually a mix of both)
Sky3DS is having the same advantage at the moment. So, let's hope the gateway solution for recent firmwares arrives soon, as it will force
Sky3DS to drop it's prices as well.
You could state that gateway did the research and that the clones simply used their code, explaining why the gateway is more expensive.
This would be true for a unique product into which the firmware costs have to be payed as well, but if a lot are sold, you have to spread the development costs
over all units. It's like buying a washing machine and needing to pay some extra money for the firmware that controls that machine.
Anyway, it's unrelated to the topic title but seems to be driving the topic.
Maybe the title should be changed, and a new one created with the facts, closed for comments.
If this one get's closed, people will start posting in others, so that's no solution to stop the pro con's discussion.
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