I know this question continues to get asked every now and then, but with new developments in the scene, the answer tends to change a little every time. Along with everybody's own unique circumstances, I think this will continue to be asked, so I think a thread could be good for the ongoing discussion on the matter.
So the big question, is it still worthwhile for anyone to be waiting on older firmwares in the hope of a software exploit?
People have been talking about the possibility of us getting an exploit that doesn't require RCM mode and the need for a payload injection, but it seems like there hasn't been any news on the development of this.
Meanwhile the people on the latest firmware have got things like SXOS, LayeredFS, ReiNX, etc to play around with. Is all the waiting really just about not having to use a dongle?
I'm one of the people still on 3.0, and I don't even know why I'm waiting any more. I guess the fact that I have a 2nd Switch console on the latest firmware and a bunch of purchased games, meant that I wouldn't get the itch to do something with my 3.0 device and gladly leave it untouched.
But thinking about it, I don't really know why I don't update it. As we speak, there are three known exploits besides Fusee Gelee.
1. Pegaswitch
This is a warmboot exploit that was released and only worked on 3.0
2. Deja Vu
This is also a warmboot exploit that has NOT been released, but is known to work on any firmware up to 4.1.0
3. Jamais Vu
Same as above but only works on 1.0. Personally I don't know much about it and whether or not its any more powerful (in terms of level of privileges) than Deja Vu. Hopefully someone here can clear this up.
So far, none of these work past version 4.1.0. None of these are cold boot exploits, so while they don't require a dongle or a payload injection, they still need to be run after every boot AFAIK. But most importantly, these don't play the latest Switch games that require newer firmwares.
So right now, why should someone on a low firmware stay where they are? Even if hypothetically a cold boot exploit for 3.0 was released, with a full CFW, the moment I need to update to play something like Mario Odyssey (a 3.0.1 game), that will kill the usability of the exploit.
What's the use of a OFW 1.0 only exploit for example when you can't even play like 90% of the games on it?
So the big question, is it still worthwhile for anyone to be waiting on older firmwares in the hope of a software exploit?
People have been talking about the possibility of us getting an exploit that doesn't require RCM mode and the need for a payload injection, but it seems like there hasn't been any news on the development of this.
Meanwhile the people on the latest firmware have got things like SXOS, LayeredFS, ReiNX, etc to play around with. Is all the waiting really just about not having to use a dongle?
I'm one of the people still on 3.0, and I don't even know why I'm waiting any more. I guess the fact that I have a 2nd Switch console on the latest firmware and a bunch of purchased games, meant that I wouldn't get the itch to do something with my 3.0 device and gladly leave it untouched.
But thinking about it, I don't really know why I don't update it. As we speak, there are three known exploits besides Fusee Gelee.
1. Pegaswitch
This is a warmboot exploit that was released and only worked on 3.0
2. Deja Vu
This is also a warmboot exploit that has NOT been released, but is known to work on any firmware up to 4.1.0
3. Jamais Vu
Same as above but only works on 1.0. Personally I don't know much about it and whether or not its any more powerful (in terms of level of privileges) than Deja Vu. Hopefully someone here can clear this up.
So far, none of these work past version 4.1.0. None of these are cold boot exploits, so while they don't require a dongle or a payload injection, they still need to be run after every boot AFAIK. But most importantly, these don't play the latest Switch games that require newer firmwares.
So right now, why should someone on a low firmware stay where they are? Even if hypothetically a cold boot exploit for 3.0 was released, with a full CFW, the moment I need to update to play something like Mario Odyssey (a 3.0.1 game), that will kill the usability of the exploit.
What's the use of a OFW 1.0 only exploit for example when you can't even play like 90% of the games on it?