Can you trade in a banned switch for an unbanned one?

linuxares · Apr 26, 2024

I got 2 unbanned Switches and 1 possibily (or should be) banned one. I still haven't used the online

The Real Jdbye · Apr 26, 2024

SylverReZ said:
Nobody is ever going to buy banned Switches. And before you say, no, you cannot unban a banned Switch.

They will if it's unpatched. Unpatched Switches aren't that easy to come by, and often times people who already own a patched Switch buy a second unpatched one to use exclusively for CFW, so they don't care if it's banned.

Ondrashek06 said:
Welp, I've fucked up and my switch is 99.9% flagged for a ban very soon.

How much does it cost extra to trade in this unit for an unbanned (and unpatched) one?

I dunno, $100? eBay seems to have banned the word "banned" so I can't easily check prices.
If yours is unpatched (I assume it is), it's worth a lot regardless of whether it's banned. People buying a second Switch for CFW don't care if it's banned or not. If it's patched, good luck selling it. Somebody who already has a Switch wouldn't be interested in a second patched one and someone who doesn't probably wants one that isn't banned. It would have to be really cheap.

Ondrashek06 · Apr 26, 2024

The Real Jdbye said:
They will if it's unpatched. Unpatched Switches aren't that easy to come by, and often times people who already own a patched Switch buy a second unpatched one to use exclusively for CFW, so they don't care if it's banned.

I dunno, $100? eBay seems to have banned the word "banned" so I can't easily check prices.
If yours is unpatched (I assume it is), it's worth a lot regardless of whether it's banned. People buying a second Switch for CFW don't care if it's banned or not. If it's patched, good luck selling it. Somebody who already has a Switch wouldn't be interested in a second patched one and someone who doesn't probably wants one that isn't banned. It would have to be really cheap.

Yeah, that isn't a patched switch. I'm not skilled enough to install a modchip and while my friend does have soldering skills, they're only basic as of now.

linuxares · Apr 26, 2024

You couldn't get a mig switch . Since you can dump with your unpatched

RedColoredStars · Apr 26, 2024

M7L7NK7 said:
Who cares about online

As if things like Mario Kart, Mario Party, Smash Bros, Splatoon and many other titles don't exist. Tons of people care about online.

Ondrashek06 · Apr 26, 2024

Skv0ra said:
So, have you confirmed that it GOT banned yet or what? You'd be surprised sometimes, honestly.

Nintendo's console banning works in waves. When you connect to a Nintendo service, it sends telemetry data to Nintendo which is quite detailed. If something unusual, like an illegitimate NSP being installed, is detected, it sets a flag server-side.

That flag then turns into a console ban during the next wave. So you do not get immediately banned after doing a fuckup, but you know that you most likely will.

JonJaded · Apr 26, 2024

Ondrashek06 said:
I never said I used 90dns, I used Exosphere along with DNS MITM as was recommended. Those do get wiped with your atmosphere directory.

Thats not totally correct. exosphere.ini goes at the root of your SD card. If you didn't delete it, AND if it was set up correctly then nothing you're mentioning here is a cause for worry. If your atmosphere directory was nuked, then dns.mitm would cease to function though.

linuxares · Apr 26, 2024

JonJaded said:
Thats not totally correct. exosphere.ini goes at the root of your SD card. If you didn't delete it, AND if it was set up correctly then nothing you're mentioning here is a cause for worry. If your atmosphere directory was nuked, then dns.mitm would cease to function though.

The hosts file is located in side /atmosphere/hosts/ so he is correct.

JonJaded · Apr 26, 2024

linuxares said:
The hosts file is located in side /atmosphere/hosts/ so he is correct.

Yeah thats why it's not totally correct. They mentioned they had both—

Ondrashek06 said:
used Exosphere along with DNS MITM as was recommended.

so if his exosphere.ini was setup properly with serial blocking on CFW it should still be there protecting his emunand, despite the atmosphere folder wipe.

linuxares · Apr 26, 2024

JonJaded said:
Yeah thats why it's not totally correct. They mentioned they had both—

so if his exosphere.ini was setup properly with serial blocking on CFW it should still be there protecting his emunand, despite the atmosphere folder wipe.

Well it wouldn't boot up so I guess?

Ondrashek06 · Apr 27, 2024

JonJaded said:
Yeah thats why it's not totally correct. They mentioned they had both—

so if his exosphere.ini was setup properly with serial blocking on CFW it should still be there protecting his emunand, despite the atmosphere folder wipe.

I have no idea tbh. I followed the NH server guide when initially setting it up and I believe that there was something regarding exosphere.ini, but it did connect to the Nintendo CDN successfully on emuMMC upon the folder wipe.

Jayro · Apr 27, 2024

I have two Erista Switches:

One is hacked and banned, used for playing "leaked-early" pirated games and homebrew.

The other I just keep stock, and has never even had a payload sent to it. This way when the next Switch successor drops I have a good bargaining chip I can sell off to help recoup some of the new system's cost. I play online with it (Splatoon 3), and I keep it fully updated.

ih8god · Apr 27, 2024

I am willing to swap ya. I play my banned one more anyway and I will never pay for a game on a Nintendong platform anyway. Feel free to pursue if you wish.

pig_slaughterer69 · May 5, 2024

It's a bit late now but for others reading this I would recommend the following. At this point in time your best option is to dump the keys from an unbanned Switch and emulate it. Keep this Switch around and use it for whatever games you want to play online. Booting Hekate, dumping the keys then powering off without booting Horizon will not get you banned. Just don't share the keys online.

frozencat · May 16, 2024

Ondrashek06 said:
Welp, I've fucked up and my switch is 99.9% flagged for a ban very soon.

How much does it cost extra to trade in this unit for an unbanned (and unpatched) one?

i remeber hearing someone doing that with xbox 360s lol

mlemm · May 16, 2024

frozencat said:
i remeber hearing someone doing that with xbox 360s lol

I would 100% buy a banned xbox360. from anyone who has one to sell

linuxares said:
I got 2 unbanned Switches and 1 possibily (or should be) banned one. I still haven't used the online

how do you update your gamecards?

linuxares · May 16, 2024

mlemm said:
I would 100% buy a banned xbox360. from anyone who has one to sell

how do you update your gamecards?

You can't upgrade your gamecards. They are read only

The Real Jdbye · May 16, 2024

mlemm said:
I would 100% buy a banned xbox360. from anyone who has one to sell

how do you update your gamecards?

You can get update nsps.

4d1xlaan · May 16, 2024

pig_slaughterer69 said:
It's a bit late now but for others reading this I would recommend the following. At this point in time your best option is to dump the keys from an unbanned Switch and emulate it. Keep this Switch around and use it for whatever games you want to play online. Booting Hekate, dumping the keys then powering off without booting Horizon will not get you banned. Just don't share the keys online.

emulator isnt going to care if your console is banned

ih8god · May 24, 2024

My main Switch has been banned from likely within the first week that SXOS was released. It is a blessing. Didn't buy another Nintendo game, definitely a plus. Most updates don't matter much really so can be ignored. DLC when updates are involved is a different matter but for the most part I was just mashing the base, updates and DLC into single XCI files and doing the external HDD into the dock. Wonderful times! Had to manually install firmware updates a few times but even that was pretty smooth to accomplish.

Unless someone is an avid online gamer on the thing, the banned Switch is like the peace when you turn notifications off on your phone for the weekend.

The Switch became a bit of a demo machine for me. Download the full game for it for free and if it is not total slop then buy it on PlayStation.

Personally, I hope they go the way of Sega. At least M$ is seeing how that can be beneficial.

Remember OP, my offer to swap you a clean unpatched is still there. Battery is less than a year old in it as well. Don't even want the JoyCons. Just could do the tablets.

4d1xlaan said:
emulator isnt going to care if your console is banned

Love your profile picture! LOL. Five stars!

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