ub3r1337's first impressions from a direct demo of TX upcoming new hardware mods!

ub3r1337 recently meet with TX to have them demo to him their upcoming new mods for the Switch (patched, mariko and lite). Unfortunately, he didn't get any pictures, but he says they'll be coming later on. Even so, he shared some of this new information at MaxConsole, also shown below:

First Off: It is a hardware mod. TX went back to its roots, and this solution is a device you need to install inside your Switch.

From what we could tell the install looks ultra simple and almost plug and play. When pushed about the install requirements, TX held back from claiming its fully solder-less, stating clearly that this particular design will always benefit from a few simple solder connections, versus the original intent of fully solder-less (at least for the classic model which is the unit we got to inspect).

In other words, a fully solder-less install is potentially possible with the classic models however it is not recommended by TX due to long term reliability concerns (we will cover this more in-depth at a later date, once we have our preview unit in our hands and put it thru some tests)

Second Point: There is one device for Patched and Mariko unit which is probably under production (see point three) and should be available soon They plan to release 2 devices; one for all classic versions (original, patch and mariko) and one for the Switch Lite.

Third Point: I really pushed for a release date, but TX refused to confirm anything during our meeting. From what I understood, even though it seems to be currently under production, because all sorts of things can occur in the factory during production, they will not commit to a date to me or their resellers until they are certain they can deliver on time enough stock to meet the demand.

I guess I can only respect that, this is probably why they did not announce anything yet, and we should know more once it is finally officially announced on their TX website.

At some point ub3r1337 hopes to get some pictures and videos from TX and a review unit, but we have no clue when that will happen. For now we just have to sit and wait for some more news regarding these new TX hardware mods to appear online!

Source: MaxConsole

 

[Kubas_inko]

The argument is, who is considered a hater?

Anyone questioning TX in any way apparently.

 

[Sammy_Lee]

The prices now are only placeholders, maybe the price will be higher when u cant tiny soldering

 

[darkriku2000]

I'm not familiar with modchip at all, will it be more expensive than SX Pro? I see the listed seller-Mod3dscard and many other sites sold it at 10+ US dollars, is that the final price?

A large chunk of the price for sx pro is the license, at roughly $50 for the sx pro I believe you're paying $30 for the license for the CFW and $20 for the dongle (you can buy each separately if you only want one part). We don't have enough information to speculate on price, and modchips haven't really been a thing in a long time so I can't really use that to make a guess. I'm seeing xbox mod chips for less than $10 for example, granted if you don't know how to install it you'd have to pay somebody to do that for you as well which will cost a bit.

 

[Diogo097]

Guys I asked a tx reseller and he tell the mod will be around January

 

[Andalitez]

Confirmation from a reseller on when stock will ship? That's like believing somebody else lawyer in court

 

[ghjfdtg]

The resellers don't know shit right now so they are guessing when it will be available (if at all).

 

[masbass]

There's quite a few of us waiting for confirmations or any news about this development, I'd really appreciate it if people kept to posting any relevant info instead of pissing on each other whether TX sucks or not. I think by now we've all read the same proof/no proof arguments 100 times and it's so annoying reading through pages and pages of speculations looking for any actual news. Then again, it's the internet, and can't expect much.

 

[TerraPhantm]

One hardware mod for two different pieces of hardware, but two different hardware mods for the same hardware.

Probably the mod is dependent on circuitry that is common to all 3 variants, but are positioned differently between the classic and lite form factors - thus requiring slightly different boards.

 

[altorn]

I really wanna see a photo/video.

EDIT:
Meanwhile, let's keep busy with the Pokemon Sword/Shield leak.

 

[UnXecuter]

Just as a it of a warning the method this uses is Firmware dependant so when its relased any new firmware won't work with it and here's the kicker they won't tell you at the moment if its installs and the switch is then updated the switch wont boot up so will be a brick.
I wonder why they have been economical with the truth ?

 

[Burorī]

Just as a it of a warning the method this uses is Firmware dependant so when its relased any new firmware won't work with it and here's the kicker they won't tell you at the moment if its installs and the switch is then updated the switch wont boot up so will be a brick.
I wonder why they have been economical with the truth ?

How do you know that?

 

[Rahkeesh]

There's quite a few of us waiting for confirmations or any news about this development, I'd really appreciate it if people kept to posting any relevant info instead of pissing on each other whether TX sucks or not. I think by now we've all read the same proof/no proof arguments 100 times and it's so annoying reading through pages and pages of speculations looking for any actual news. Then again, it's the internet, and can't expect much.

Don't worry, the next tidbit of unverified info will surely get its own frontpage article again.

 

[evertonstz]

Just as a it of a warning the method this uses is Firmware dependant so when its relased any new firmware won't work with it and here's the kicker they won't tell you at the moment if its installs and the switch is then updated the switch wont boot up so will be a brick.
I wonder why they have been economical with the truth ?

Most likely it is firmware dependent, unpatchable exploits like the first switch model has are extremely rare. Doesn't mean the team can't repatch the new firmwares, but it probably will take some time.

 

[UnXecuter]

OH and the 'exploit' which it isn't really is due to be released on Xmas Eve as a present to the community

 

[Reploid]

Who's ready for another 43 page long thread?

15 so far

 

[snoofly]

15 so far

disappointing effort from the tempers

 

[Ratatattat]

It either is or it isn't. Opinions don't matter (+/-) as they won't change what is. Better to quit spinning wheels and get on with things that matter.

 

[Nasedase]

The most fun I ever had modding was with my Sega Saturn, which required soldering, so I'm pretty hype.

 

[darkriku2000]

The most fun I ever had modding was with my Sega Saturn, which required soldering, so I'm pretty hype.

Legit not trying to argue but what did you find most fun about it? For me the most fun I had was in the 3.x days with the psp and the DA/M33 firmwares. Being able to run a game or open a picture and change basically everything about the system software-wise was dope

 

[Nasedase]

Legit not trying to argue but what did you find most fun about it? For me the most fun I had was in the 3.x days with the psp and the DA/M33 firmwares. Being able to run a game or open a picture and change basically everything about the system software-wise was dope

Up until that point I had hacked the Wii / Wii U and used DS Carts, so modifying my system by actually adding in hardware and soldering felt like I was earning my piracy in a strange way. This was before Saturn Emulation was viable, too, so I felt like I was experiencing something not a lot of people had.