I'd also want to keep my easily modded and unpatched console, even if it was banned.You have to ask yourself at that point, would you rather have your data or $200? Personally I would just take the $200 of credit, but that's just me
I'd also want to keep my easily modded and unpatched console, even if it was banned.You have to ask yourself at that point, would you rather have your data or $200? Personally I would just take the $200 of credit, but that's just me
Yep the way i read it is they will give you $200 towards a new switch not that they are going to give you a new switch for free and $200 store credit because that is just an insane business deal. If it is for free surely you could then swap the new one again and again and keep getting $200 credit each time?. If it is limited to a one time swap then you could simply get your friend/family member to do the swap the next time and they get $200 credit. There would be so many ways to repeatedly abuse this system.So, is it $200 credit which you can only use to buy a new switch?
Or do you get a new switch PLUS $200 credit?
Seems like the former would make more sense but judging by the comments, I'm not so sure anymore.
No, they don't. All of the ones near me certainly do not. Don't know what you've heard but America isn't plentiful with free Wi-Fi. Also, why would they make minimum wage employees go though all the hoops of setting up wi-fi and trying to login to the Switch online just to do a trade-in program?It would be safe to assume that yes, every store likely has access to wifi.
No, they don't. All of the ones near me certainly do not. Don't know what you've heard but at least America isn't plentiful with free Wi-Fi.
So what if they do? You completely ignored my second point about why it's stupid to check if the consoles are banned. All they want is less functional exploitable units in the wild. Doesn't matter if they can go online or not.Why on earth would that imply they don't have have private wireless network for the workplace?
So what if they do? You completely ignored my second point about why it's stupid to check if the consoles are banned. All they want is less functional exploitable units in the wild. Doesn't matter if they can go online or not.
What's asinine is to decide, with no evidence mind you, that the trade-in procedure is going to be any different to when any other console is traded-in to a GameStop currently.Because the comment about them not having access to wifi to perform a simple access test was asinine, in the same way distributing a relatively simple checklist of steps to preform on trade-in units isn't some impossible barrier.
What's asinine is to decide, with no evidence mind you, that the trade-in procedure is going to be any different to when any other console is traded-in to a GameStop currently.
Which is:
1: Check if console powers on.
2: Make sure unit is in good shape and all accessories are included.
That is literally all they do in the store. Any other checks are done elsewhere well after you've gotten your money/trade-in credit.
Source: Friend who is a GameStop employee.
Unless you made it obvious, how could they tell that the phones were rooted? Also, don't you need to try to sign in to PSN to see if the console is banned, and whose login credentials did they use for that procedure?I have traded several wifi devices, phones and systems, and my store connected all of them to wifi and denied a few banned psp/vitas and several rooted phones/tablets.
This is not a good deal though, and N just wants to get unhackable ones out there. Plus a used Switch is $289, so they are still making that $. Starting to hate GS. Luckily i have a local option other than them that beats their prices.
Easy. Download and run Root Checker. It's on the Play Store and is only 7MB.Unless you made it obvious, how could they tell that the phones were rooted?
Unless you made it obvious, how could they tell that the phones were rooted? Also, don't you need to try to sign in to PSN to see if the console is banned, and whose login credentials did they use for that procedure?
Seems kinda silly that if they're savvy enough to check for that but at the same time refuse to accept them in sale/trade when all it takes is to undo it is simply re-flash a stock ROM.There are some methods e.g. Samsung has the ‘status’ flag in settings, Knox efuse, etc. and the Play store will now refuse to show certain apps by default e.g. Netflix as well as the root checker apps.
There's been a few Zelda edition consoles that came out I really liked, would've did it when I was younger maybe.
Did you think GameStop had ridiculous trade-in deals until now? Get this. GameStop is offering to swap your used Switch console for a new one, and you'll get “$200 trade credit.” When Kotaku asked GameStop to elaborate they said this deal is for people who want to swap their console for one of the newer bundles.
What do you think about this? Do you think it's weird as well?
Source • Kotaku
Seems kinda silly that if they're savvy enough to check for that but at the same time refuse to accept them in sale/trade when all it takes is to undo it is simply re-flash a stock ROM.
No you get store credit towards the new switch. So youre still paying 120-160 for a bundle.You get a new switch AND store credit? That's not a bad offer. Not worth it for me, but still pretty decent