As teh title said, and knowing the controversy happening with gateway so far, shouldi still get one? pondering that i would like to be able to play pokemon x at least but aparently need the 2.0b2 which can brick the console..., what should i do?
Currently gateway doesn't support backups of X/Y yet. You can play X/Y with retail cartridges but if you want online play you'll have to face some risks:
To access the e-shop (required for the necessary patch to play pokemon X/Y online) you NEED to be on 2.0b2. You could get a brick, but the odds are slim. Perhaps its worth it for youyou can revert to b1 after getting said patches.
As for bugs in b1, most of them are only apparent on emunand with firmware 7.1:
- Some games are in the wrong language (Luigi's Mansion is in japanese for me, for instance)
- Sometimes on closing a game, it'll get stuck on "closing software" and you'll lose your progress since the last save. This stopped me from playing DKC
- It crashes when booting into gateway/classic mode. A lot.
If I were you and I'd just want to play X/Y, I wouldn't get a gateway just yet. Use your DS-mode 3ds compatible flash card (or a friend's if you don't have one) to install the exploit and wait until they release 2.0 final. Wait a couple of days and we'll probably have a clue if they're still continuing with this bricking nonsense. Then, decidethis way you can keep your 3ds on a vulnerable firmware and still properly play retail games.
Sorry for the wall of text!
Currently gateway doesn't support backups of X/Y yet. You can play X/Y with retail cartridges but if you want online play you'll have to face some risks:
To access the e-shop (required for the necessary patch to play pokemon X/Y online) you NEED to be on 2.0b2. You could get a brick, but the odds are slim. Perhaps its worth it for youyou can revert to b1 after getting said patches.
As for bugs in b1, most of them are only apparent on emunand with firmware 7.1:
- Some games are in the wrong language (Luigi's Mansion is in japanese for me, for instance)
- Sometimes on closing a game, it'll get stuck on "closing software" and you'll lose your progress since the last save. This stopped me from playing DKC
- It crashes when booting into gateway/classic mode. A lot.
If I were you and I'd just want to play X/Y, I wouldn't get a gateway just yet. Use your DS-mode 3ds compatible flash card (or a friend's if you don't have one) to install the exploit and wait until they release 2.0 final. Wait a couple of days and we'll probably have a clue if they're still continuing with this bricking nonsense. Then, decidethis way you can keep your 3ds on a vulnerable firmware and still properly play retail games.
Sorry for the wall of text!