Hacking Speculations about Switch 2 hacking

Newhouse-Estates · 2026-07-08T23:25:50+0100

The most interesting thing here is that it's a userland without the use of a save game exploit or use of the webkit.
Very curious indeed.

Flame · 2026-07-08T23:39:41+0100

You know what this means.

XRTerra · 2026-07-09T00:13:28+0100

It will be interesting to see Switch 2's running LLMs in the future. Piss poor bandwidth but the GPU needed is technically there for a decent 7B runner. It'll also be fun to see DLSS 4.5 "running" whenever Linux gets ported.

ChibiMofo · 2026-07-09T01:11:10+0100

XRTerra said:
It will be interesting to see Switch 2's running LLMs in the future. Piss poor bandwidth but the GPU needed is technically there for a decent 7B runner. It'll also be fun to see DLSS 4.5 "running" whenever Linux gets ported.

The Switch 2 has 12GB of RAM shared between CPU and GPU. LLMs of the now are not happy with that amount and LLMs of the future will LOL at it. As for DLSS 4.5, that's been discussed over on Reddit. (The very limited GPU on the S2 cannot realistically handle 4.5, which is why Nintendo wisely chose a "DLSS lite" implementation. This may come as a surprise, but they know a lot more about the tech than you or the Linux crowd do.)

But don't worry. Shitty Linux isn't getting ported because the Switch 2 is unhackable, and even if it did, Nvidia doesn't give a fck about the shitty Linux ecosystem and thus doesn't have drivers for it nor plans for that to change.

DiscostewSM · 2026-07-09T01:42:38+0100

ChibiMofo said:
which is why Nintendo wisely chose a "DLSS lite" implementation.

Just to note, there is no "DLSS Lite". That was coined by Digital Foundry to explain what they couldn't explain. Going back some years when leaks of the Switch 2 were first pushed out, they put together a makeshift PC rig to "match" Switch 2's specs, and found that they could not achieve 4k upscaling at 60fps because it took their unit over 18ms to do the upscale. But when it came around that games were able to do 4k60 after upscale, they couldn't explain it except to suggest that another form of DLSS was made specific to that cause. They have been wrong about DLSS and Switch 2 so often (like with Cyberpunk claiming the Switch 2 version didn't use DLSS until the dev specifically told them it was using it) that most of their videos regarding the system include "corrections and apologies", only to go through the same motions again, like they needed ways to extend their videos. Let it be known that this makeshift example wasn't even the first. They did this with Switch 1 when they wanted to test a potential Doom 2016 port (which at the time there was no plans), claiming it couldn't be done. Then as fate would have it, the devs did make a port, and it performs so much better than DF's own test. DF is so disconnected from what consoles are capable with their PC obsessions that it simply isn't humorous anymore.

So how many forms of DLSS are there? We had a developer specifically say there is only one type of DLSS available to Switch 2 developers, and it's none other than Ubisoft regarding Rayman Legends: Retold.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/interviews/rayman-legends-switch-2/

“One of the tricks we used to reach that quality is to lower the resolution,” explains Assandri, “for most of the GPU [resources] it depends on the resolution, so the more we reduce resolution, the less costly it will be.”

As Switch 2 owners will likely be aware, this doesn’t mean that Nintendo fans will be stuck controlling a 480p Rayman in Retold. Thanks to resolution scaling via the Switch 2’s DLSS tech, Ubisoft promises that players will experience Rayman at a 1080p output on handheld, and 4K when docked.

“The DLSS is working quite well, as you can see,” says Assandri, “When it’s docked, it’s full 4K because we don’t have to care about power consumption, so we can go a bit higher. Essentially, on Switch 2, we are quite on par with the Xbox Series S [version in terms of] quality.”

While Ubisoft Montpellier says it is still working hard to ensure that every level of the Switch 2 version runs at 60FPS, things are certainly looking promising so far. Assandri also confirmed that there is only one type of DLSS available to developers on Switch 2, and that on PS5 Pro, Rayman Legends: Retold will be taking full advantage of Sony’s recently released new upscaling technology, PSSR2.

XRTerra · 2026-07-09T02:59:14+0100

ChibiMofo said:
The Switch 2 has 12GB of RAM shared between CPU and GPU. LLMs of the now are not happy with that amount and LLMs of the future will LOL at it. As for DLSS 4.5, that's been discussed over on Reddit. (The very limited GPU on the S2 cannot realistically handle 4.5, which is why Nintendo wisely chose a "DLSS lite" implementation. This may come as a surprise, but they know a lot more about the tech than you or the Linux crowd do.)

But don't worry. Shitty Linux isn't getting ported because the Switch 2 is unhackable, and even if it did, Nvidia doesn't give a fck about the shitty Linux ecosystem and thus doesn't have drivers for it nor plans for that to change.

7B LLMs right now can run in 12GB just fine, even with just 8GB dedicated to the GPU. I would know, because I've tried. That is what I was referring to.

That's also why I "quoted" running. It's not gonna work, but I'd like to see it try. And you don't need to be a pedantic douchebag. Nvidia drivers also work quite well on Linux.

Also, as far as I'm aware, the Switch 2 runs "full" DLSS just fine. I believe whatever DF saw was just a botched implementation in that game (assuming Hogwarts Legacy, I watched the video as well). Of course, it's still somewhat heavy, but devs have managed and many Switch 2 games with DLSS look and run just fine e.g FF7 Rebirth and RE9. We don't know what version of DLSS it is besides that it isn't "lite" DLSS. Generally it's either a version of DLSS 3 or a version of DLSS 4, leaning towards transformer but could be a later CNN version because that's how the Switch 2's DLSS looks to me when eyeing it.

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